Video games keep getting more and more realistic.
NBA 2K17 will include the Olympic team when it releases in September. To announce the team's inclusion in the game, 2K's Twitter account posted a photo of the team.
The photo tries to be identical to the real-life photo the players on the team took, down to the last detail.
Team USA photoshoots have become famous in recent years if a player on the team isn't represented by Nike. Photographers will get creative at the shoot to make sure that any non-Nike player's shoe isn't visible, since Team USA is sponsored by Nike.
Harrison Barnes, Kyle Lowry and Klay Thompson are the three Team USA players not under contract by Nike.
Amazing. Nike did it again. Blocked out Barnes & Lowry's adidas and Klay's Antas in the Team USA photo: pic.twitter.com/EMIS6T3i7g
— Nick DePaula (@NickDePaula) July 18, 2016
The same thing was done in the video game.
We are proud to present your 1st official look at the 2016 USA Basketball Men’s National Team in #NBA2K17! pic.twitter.com/mOos1ctq3i
— NBA 2K 2K17 (@NBA2K) July 30, 2016
Give 2K Sports credit here. They know exactly what they are doing, poking fun at Team USA basketball for this trend.
NBA 2K17 proclaims every year that they own the best simulation basketball game out there. Moments like this only help their cause.
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