“G Performance,” a cheevo that’s an apparent nod to in-game sponsor Gatorade, gives you 20 Gamerscore if you score 48 points with Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant. Why that guy? He’s the cover rep for NBA Elite 11. Why that figure? Because his real-life career high is 47.
A video of NBA Elite shown at the NBA draft last week did plenty to rile fans of both sides in sports gaming’s last real competition. One sent a link to NBA 2K’s community manager, who tweet-replied, “That looks awful.”