Rudy Gobert uses faux Evan Fournier as a meme
By Ryne Prinz
Realism in NBA video games has come a long way. Players were once 8-bit configurations, barely conveying facial features, let alone emotion. In NBA 2K17, which dropped Friday, September 16, avatars are so life-like that they have expressions and feelings. So much so that Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert used Orlando Magic guard Evan Fournier’s video game representation as a reaction picture.
When you see your girl kissing another guy on the sideline @EvanFourmizz pic.twitter.com/nVQh9vlvdy
— Rudy Gobert (@rudygobert27) September 19, 2016
You may be wondering, what did Evan do to deserve this online heckling from his supposedly good
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friend Rudy. Well, I’d be led to believe it all started when 2K released the original screenshot of Fournier’s recreation. It was a flattering model to be sure, and Gobert took part in the Twitter roast that ensued. You can read a synopsis by our very own Monta World Peace right here.
That was back in August. Fast forward to Sunday evening, when Gobert posted a tweet showing that his 2K17 MyPlayer was drafted by Fournier’s Magic. Rudy noted how excited he was to hang out with his former FIBA teammate in the simulation.
https://twitter.com/rudygobert27/status/777665213931802624
Fournier, unsurprsingly, was incredibly unreceptive to his new teammate, regardless of the reality of the scenario. He admitted, and apologized, that he had talked to virtual Magic general manger Rob Hennigan about virtually sending virtual Rudy Gobert to the virtual Developmental League. Virtual.
Yeah about that... I talked to Rob and you're going to the D-league. Sorry bro. https://t.co/3jUm6ojRBa
— Evan Fournier (@EvanFourmizz) September 19, 2016
I am not one to pose whether or not a tweet was the result of another tweet. I am, however, one to say that this friendly feud between these two has been carried on for quite some time now. When will it end? Will it take a 2K17 match to cease the animosity and hate? Maybe we’ll find out. Perhaps not. Probably not.
Gobert and Fournier are just two NBA players having fun on Twitter dot com, and at the end of the day, aren’t we all?
(We are not.)