06/29/2020 - Phoenix, AZ -
North American Collegiate League ( NACL) co-hosted their first ever online NBA tournament in conjunction with retired Pro NBA2K legend Shockey. The tournament was a great success with a wonderful mix of ex-pro players and NBA2K enthusiasts.
NACL’s NBA tournament hosted a total of eight different players;
Leef
,
PickSix
,
Ian Almighty
,
ShawnWin2K
,
Snagaholic
,
XChrissy
,
Kontrul
and
Vryry.
Viewers got to watch these highly skilled players competing in a bracket style tournament.
Round one featured
Leef
vs.
PickSix
in a titillating matchup that would set the tone for
Leef's
dominance throughout the night. In round one,
Ian Almighty
out-dribbled
ShawnWin
,
Snagaholic
showed off his superior shooting skills to beat
XChrissy,
and
Kontrul
demonstrated some true talent to out-play
Vryry
and move on to the second round. As round two began, our featured match was
Kontrul
opening on the Lakers up against
Snagaholic
on the Pacers, after an exciting match one of round two,
Kontrul
returned to show his dominance on the court as the Sixers to
Snagaholic’s
Clippers. Although
Snagaholic
was able to steal, or should we say, snag the ball a few times,
Kontrul
didn’t let the aggressive playstyle of his opponent get in his head and took the win in the best of two round.
Leef
and
Ian Almighty
had a tumultuous game with
Leef’s
powerful show in the first quarter on the Trailblazers setting him up for success in the later matches.
The semi-final match ended with
Leef
and
Kontrul
sweeping the opposition to give us a truly exciting final game. Both gamers played well in the first match of the final round, however
Leef’s
aggressive playstyle allowed him to out-score
Kontrul
. After a strong show from
Leef
on the Rockets, many viewers thought match two would inevitably be the last, but
Kontrul
played with lots of patience and skill. As match three was forced,
Leef
chose the Dallas Mavericks and
Kontrul
chose the Denver Nuggets as their champions to be. Although both players worked incredibly hard and the score was close throughout the match,
Leef
ultimately took home the win, and $500 with a winning score of 48-41.
