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Exclusive: Discussing NBA 2K’s season simulation awards with Ronnie 2K

Tatum for MVP? Giannis for DPOY? Rookie Wire chatted with Ronnie 2K about the official NBA 2K23 season simulation.

The hit video game NBA 2K23 has released its annual simulation for the 2022-23 season and may surprise some fans. Using the game’s powerful in-game engine, 2K has offered predictions for results and end-of-season awards.

Rookie Wire chatted with the digital marketing director of the game, Ronnie 2K. Something of a hybrid between a marketing guru and a social media influencer, Ronnie also loves hoops and talked Rookie Wire through some of the results from this year’s NBA 2K season sim.

Klay Thompson apologizes to Ronnie 2K after calling him ‘clown’

Klay Thompson apologized to Ronnie 2K following the Golden State Warriors Opening Night victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. The two had previously been involved in a public beef, but Thompson clearly wants to move past it. Thompson shared his …

Klay Thompson apologized to Ronnie 2K following the Golden State Warriors Opening Night victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. The two had previously been involved in a public beef, but Thompson clearly wants to move past it. Thompson shared his apology on his Instagram story late Tuesday night. “I would like to apologize to @Ronnie2k,” Thompson wrote. “I was in my feelings about a fictitious rating and I took out my anger on him with trolling in the comments. Cyber-bullying is super lame and loser behavior and for that I am sorry bro.”

Source: Joey Mistretta @ Clutch Points

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Anthony Puccio @APOOCH
Klay: “Give Coach Jackson a lot of credit, he saw that potential in me and Steph when we were young… And give KD a lot of credit, we wouldn’t have 4 without him. He helped us get two of those things.”
🎥 @NBAonTNT pic.twitter.com/L9wszSVM9D – 1:49 AM

Kylen Mills @KylenMills
“Winning cures all.”
-Klay Thompson when asked on TNT about the recent drama surrounding Draymond Green punching Jordan Poole at practice. #dubnation – 1:45 AM
Kylen Mills @KylenMills
“Give KD a lot of credit too because we wouldn’t have 4 without him.” -Klay Thompson mentioned giving credit to former Warriors coach Mark Jackson (for seeing potential in him and Curry) and Kevin Durant for contributing to this core getting 4 rings. #dubnation – 1:44 AM
Kylen Mills @KylenMills
“We just have something special going, we’re still hungry, but I’m going to wear this thing with pride tonight.” -Klay Thompson on TNT when asked about what it means to get 4, the same number of rings as Shaq. He says it’s surreal since he grew up idolizing Shaq, Kobe. #DubNation – 1:42 AM
Michael Pina @MichaelVPina
i did not expect matt ryan to play more minutes than klay thompson tonight – 12:41 AM
Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Klay has 11 shots in 13 mins. – 12:18 AM
James Edwards III @JLEdwardsIII
Klay just doesn’t hit those dagger-like 3s nearly as much. Crowd-ready-to-erupt bombs. Biggest difference I’ve noticed since the return from the injury. – 11:52 PM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Steve Kerr fit 11 players into his first half rotation. Here are the minute totals.
Curry 17
Wiggins 16
Poole 16
Draymond 13
Wiseman 11
Klay 9
Looney 8
Kuminga 8
DiVincenzo 8
JaMychal 7
Moody 6 – 11:51 PM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Four pinpoint passes from Jordan Poole in the last couple minutes. Two tight window bounce passes for Curry and Draymond layups, two transition finds for Curry/Klay wide open 3s (misses). Gaining a bit more on-ball freedom this season, regardless of lineup. – 11:42 PM
Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
Jordan Poole in for Klay Thompson at the 7:18 mark – 10:49 PM
Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Crisis averted. Klay Thompson almost tripped over a towel boy. – 10:45 PM
Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
The start of the PatBev Lakers era: A foul on a 3-point attempt from Klay – 10:42 PM
Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Draymond, Wiggins, Looney, Klay and Steph get their rings pic.twitter.com/LTvwDxhwJH – 10:39 PM

Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
The Warriors are 2-1 on ring night in the Steph-Klay-Draymond-Andre era – 10:34 PM
Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Bob Myers and Klay Thompson take the mic pic.twitter.com/O0RLUySew8 – 10:17 PM

Melissa Rohlin @melissarohlin
After Klay said a few words, he handed Steph the mic — but then a video tribute to the team started to play. Steph laughed, realizing he wasn’t going to get a word in. – 10:16 PM
Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
Klay Thompson sends a shout out to his mom before ring night. She couldn’t make it here tonight pic.twitter.com/eQ7GPHTppS – 10:15 PM

Alexis Morgan @alexismorgan
Klay gotta end his speech with a Ronnie2K diss 😭 – 10:15 PM
Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
Klay: “The vision came to fruition.” – 10:14 PM
Tony East @TEastNBA
Thrilled for Klay. – 10:14 PM
Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
Warriors stars Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson & Draymond Green all in gold accented sneakers for ring night vs. Lakers pic.twitter.com/CX3BLryLcX – 9:10 PM

CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22
Kerr isn’t comfortable playing Klay Thompson and Draymond Green big minutes yet. – 8:21 PM
Kendra Andrews @kendra__andrews
Steve Kerr says Stephen Curry, Andrew Wiggins and Jordan Poole are good to play 30-plus minutes tonight. Klay Thompson and Draymond Green will play less, as they have a little bit more work to do on their conditioning. – 8:19 PM
Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson
Steve Kerr says Steph Curry, Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins should be ready to play 30 minutes or more. Klay Thompson and Draymond Green are not
“We’re going to play a lot of guys this season anyways.” – 8:18 PM
Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Warriors coach Steve Kerr singled out Steph Curry, Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins as likely playing in mid-30 minute range. Less playing time for Klay Thompson and Draymond Green – 8:17 PM
Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Klay Thompson on this possibly being Draymond Green’s last season w/ Warriors: “I don’t want to believe that, but Draymond has a player option next year. You never know what happens. Whether it is or isn’t, we have to think about what we can do to repeat.” https://t.co/LJXlkMcovH pic.twitter.com/V5OwP7h9tR – 7:22 PM

Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe
Klay Thompson hasn’t played an opening night game since 2018.
But his last three, including tonight, have been ring nights – 4:50 PM
Mark Medina @MarkG_Medina
Pumped to join @NBATV from @ChaseCenter to talk Warriors-Lakers’ season opener, my interview with Klay Thompson & more. Tune in at 1:15 pm PT https://t.co/LJXlkMcovH pic.twitter.com/u7cFWYR73w – 3:56 PM

More on this storyline

Have you and your reps talked with the front office yet about signing an extension? [Thompson has two years left on his contract] Klay Thompson: I have not talked to the front office about it. How do you expect that to play out? Klay Thompson: I’m just going to do what I got to do to be the best I can be every day. I’m going to be a great player. I know what I’m capable of. I fully expect to earn another NBA contract, whether it’s this summer or next summer. I’m fully confident in my abilities. I’m not worried about an extension in the meantime because I know it’ll happen if I just do my job and I just be myself. -via NBA.com / October 18, 2022

Celtics Lab 142: All things Boston Celtics and NBA2K with Ronnie 2K

Remember when the biggest blip on the Boston Celtics’ horizon was gripes about the newest ratings of their players in the latest NBA 2K ratings update?

Remember when the biggest blip on the Boston Celtics’ horizon was gripes about the newest ratings of their players in the latest NBA 2K ratings update? We certainly do after a day of chaos in the organization tied to a scandal surrounding Celtics head coach Ime Udoka that broke just after we finished recording this episode.

In it, we talk with NBA 2K frontman Ronnie 2K about the latest iteration of the game, the Celtics in it, how they feel about their ratings, how it’s made, and what might be coming down the pike. We even get into how Ronnie’s looming wedding and host Cameron Tabatabaie’s tweets made it into the game.

We do NOT talk about Udoka, of course, given the timing. But there’s plenty of news about Boston’s training camp prospects and other less incendiary topics to spell you from the whirlwind engulfing the Celtics at present.

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Join hosts Alex Golberg, Justin Quinn, and Cameron as we talk all things 2K, and sort through all the news that seemed so much more serious 24 hours ago than it does now.

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Buckle up folks, this is going to be a rough week.

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Ronnie 2K addresses Klay Thompson’s complaint about his three-point rating

What’s it like when you see someone like Klay Thompson talk about his three-point rating? “I think it’s a badge of honor for those guys. Something they definitely talk about in the locker room,” Singh said. “Even though Klay said that he hadn’t …

What’s it like when you see someone like Klay Thompson talk about his three-point rating? “I think it’s a badge of honor for those guys. Something they definitely talk about in the locker room,” Singh said. “Even though Klay said that he hadn’t played NBA2K since the Dreamcast, the fact that he cares about his rating so much, I know that that’s not true. I can see his gamer tag, he plays it just plenty. But I also think him in specific, he was really upset about an 88 three-point rating. But you know what the funny thing is? That was still tied for the second-highest rating. I think that’s part of the issue of having a teammate that’s leaps and bounds ahead of everybody, like how do you deal with that? Steph since 2015 has made way more than 10% more three-pointers than anyone else in the league. So at some point, shouldn’t the rating be 10% higher than everybody else in the league? How do we deal with that? I think he’s just kinda broke that scale.”

Source: Joey Linn @ Sports Illustrated

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
Klay Thompson wasn’t missing in a recent workout. warriorswire.usatoday.com/2022/09/13/wat… – 10:21 AM

More on this storyline

Singh added that these ratings are something players truly care about, which creates a level of interest between both fans and players. This led into Kevin Durant’s recent gripe with his overall rating, and how it was somehow lower than 99. “I’m sure you saw KD’s tweet as well,” Singh said. “You know what’s funny, me and Kevin are actually really close friends. He’s one of the four NBA players that was invited to my wedding. So we were texting literally the night before, then that rating hit and all of a sudden he was upset.” -via Sports Illustrated / September 13, 2022
“Draymond is like me,” Hardaway said. “I’m the voice. I’m the s— starter that gets us going. Chris and Mitch are like Steph and Klay. … They just go out there and don’t say nothing. Just go out there and do the job.” -via ESPN / September 9, 2022
Kylen Mills: The Warriors have named Klay Thompson’s older brother Mychel Thompson as the video coordinator for the upcoming season. I have a feeling some great Thompson brothers hijinks will ensue this season. The elder Thompson had stints playing in Santa Cruz also.😃 #dubnation -via Twitter @KylenMills / September 9, 2022

Ronnie 2K on NBA 2K23, the future of the game and more

In an exclusive interview with Rookie Wire, Ronnie 2K discusses the launch of NBA 2K23, the state of the game and more.

The newest edition of NBA 2K23 has finally been revealed, with Devin Booker gracing the cover of the iconic game. Booker joins Michael Jordan, as well as Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird as the cover athletes this year.

The 2K franchise has grown massively over the past few years and has become part of the NBA canon. It brings together fans of basketball, video games, sneakers, fashion, music and more. Year after year, the platform has grown in importance and depth.

In an exclusive interview, Rookie Wire caught up with Ronnie Singh, affectionately known as Ronnie 2K, to ask him about the launch of NBA 2K23.

Passion for the game drove Singh early on. He went from managing the early 2K forums to something of a cultural icon. As he explained it, he became something of an early influencer.

Check out the entire conversation below:

This conversation has been lightly edited for clarity.