Phoenix Suns to play out rest of 2019-2020 NBA season by video game

TORONTO – The NBA may be on hiatus but the Phoenix Suns plan to complete their season via video game.

“The season isn’t over yet … We will continue to play the Suns season games on @NBA2K,” the Suns tweeted.

It will start Sunday with a virtual game against the Dallas Mavericks, one day behind the actual scheduled meeting. The game will be aired live on Twitch.

Asked if Raptors Uprising GC planned a similar video game season, a spokesman declined comment.

The NBA 2K League, the NBA’s esports partner with 23 teams participating, has delayed the March 24 start of its season because of the COVID-19 outbreak.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 13, 2020.

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