篮球英文堂第267期:NBA巨星改行做游戏主播?(1)（打印版）

The NBA has suspended all physical games in an effort to combat coronavirus and no return date has been set,

为了抗击新冠疫情，NBA已经暂停了所有比赛。目前NBA还没有确定复赛日期，

and there remains the possibility that the remainder of the 2019-20 season is canceled entirely,

很有可能会完全取消2019-20赛季剩余的比赛，

but nothing can stop the behemoth that is NBA 2K.

尽管如此，没有什么能阻止NBA2K这个大咖。

With fans confined to their homes and video games taking on an important place as a distraction during this pandemic,

球迷们居家隔离，电子游戏成为了人们分散注意力的东西，在此次疫情期间占据了重要的位置，

the NBA has decided to take advantage of the platform to offer fans some semblance of live basketball.

NBA官方决定利用这个平台，为球迷们献上虚拟的篮球直播盛宴。

ESPN will air an NBA 2K tournament featuring players from all 30 NBA teams

据雅虎体育的Chris Haynes报道，ESPN将于周五直播一场NBA2K锦标赛，

that it hopes to launch on Friday, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports.

届时将有来自NBA30支球队的球员参与。

Who might participate in this tournament is unknown at this point, but a reasonable place to start would be recent NBA 2K cover athletes.

目前尚不知晓有哪些球员会参加本次比赛，但是近年NBA2K的封面球员参赛不失为一个合理的猜想。

There are currently 11 active players that have been featured on the cover of NBA 2K at some point in their careers:

目前有11名现役球员在其职业生涯中登上过《NBA 2K》的封面，他们分别是：

Anthony Davis, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant, Derrick Rose,

安东尼·戴维斯、扬尼斯·阿德托昆博、凯里·欧文、凯文·杜兰特、德里克·罗斯、

Blake Griffin, Paul George, LeBron James, James Harden, Chris Paul and Stephen Curry.

布雷克·格里芬、保罗·乔治、勒布朗·詹姆斯、詹姆斯·哈登、克里斯·保罗和斯蒂芬·库里。

While fans would undoubtedly prefer to see live basketball, this format has some distinct advantages.

球迷们无疑更喜欢看现场篮球比赛，但如今这种形式也有明显的优势。

Theoretically, players could be mic'd up and trash talk each other live on camera,

理论上来说，球员们可以通过麦克风，在镜头前互喷垃圾话，

something fans get to see very little of on actual television broadcasts of games.

这是球迷们在电视直播中很少能看到的场面。

It also sends a strong message of social distancing, as basketball courts around the country have been caught on film filled with players.

这也传递出了当下极需保持社交距离的强烈信号，因为全美各地的篮球场都被拍摄到挤满了球员。

If NBA players are staying home and have found their own alternative to basketball, perhaps others will follow.

如果NBA球员们都待在家里，找到打篮球的替代活动，或许其他人会随之效仿。