This must be gratifying for the people at 2K Sports.
Kevin Durant revealed all the different ways that he was, as it turns out, a huge _NBA 2K_ superfan.
We went back to his [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4668fUY8qg) for the Boardroom, where he and his Houston Rockets teammate Amen Thompson played some _NBA 2K26_ while talking casually about the game.
KD revealed that he had been playing since the original _NBA 2K_. For those who don’t know, this was a launch game for the Dreamcast all the way back in 1999, when Sega still owned Visual Concepts.
KD himself would not start a basketball career until the 2006-2007 collegiate season, with the Texas Longhorns. He actually talked about the early lessons he learned from the game that he took to the courts, and real life:
_The competitiveness that comes from 2K and it just takes you through an emotional roller coaster sometimes. I learned how to control my anger actually from realizing I need to stop breaking controllers._
_You let it get the best of you and I did plenty of times. But that’s the beauty of 2K. That’s why I love it so much._
KD also shared a wild story about playing NBA 2K, now as an NBA player.
_I went on a 100 game win streak in the park one night with a 2K-leager. My boy Chuck played for the Brooklyn Nets 2K team when I was playing for Brooklyn._
_Hundred Gamer. I wasn’t even expecting it. By like 50 games, it’s like 12:00. I’m like, I got a game tomorrow. I was up till like 3:00 a.m. playing that._
The funny part about this story is that KD played for the Nets from 2019 to 2023. So this is not a story from a decade or two ago. He played these 100 games sometime in the last five years.
Finally, KD shares his fond thoughts about NBA 2K in general.
_I just think 2K and culture has come such a long way and how people consume the game. I think 2K is another one of those ways to get close to basketball and feel like you’re a part of the sport._
_Everything is accurate to the tee. How the arena looks, how the players look, the signature moves. I think everything is tailored to be perfect to be if you want to be immersed in the game virtually._
_It’s perfect. And like I said, all the players play it. 2K is life._
We’re sure the people at 2K Sports and Visual Concepts were delighted to learn that one of the athletes they built this game around is throwing that love back to them.