LeBron James gave some insight as to his style of play in NBA 2K20, but The King only knows how to play ball one way, and he approaches the video game with the same mindset as he does his profession.

LeBron talked about this after beating the Charlotte Hornets 120-101 on Sunday night, via Ben Golliver of The Washington Post:

“I play just how I play in real life on video games, which makes a lot of my friends upset,” said James. “I run pick-and-rolls. If they double, find shooters. If they have a hot guy, I’ll trap. I play real basketball, not fake basketball.”

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While this is perhaps the best use of a video game with AI smart enough to mimic players' tendencies, most are used to utilizing virtual James as a bulldozing guard with freakish speed who will leave most forwards in the dust once that sprint button hits all the way flush.

James can be a cheat code of a player if his unique virtual abilities are exploited to make the game easy, but chances are the game is already easy enough for King James as it is, no longer needing to change anything in his approach when he takes control of the sticks, instead of lacing them up on the hardwood.

LeBron has a 97 overall rating in NBA 2K20 and still has an 85 dunk rating at 34 years old. He's also part of seven other historic teams in the famous video game, all ranking him between 97 and 99 overall.