Fansided

New York Liberty give first look at WNBA players in NBA Live 18

By Matt Rutkowski

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 10: Shavonte Zellous #1 of the New York Liberty shoots the ball against the Washington Mystics in Round Two of the 2017 WNBA Playoffs on September 10, 2017 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 10: Shavonte Zellous #1 of the New York Liberty shoots the ball against the Washington Mystics in Round Two of the 2017 WNBA Playoffs on September 10, 2017 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Some people are lame and like to complain about the WNBA. Well, the WNBA is in an NBA video game, and you’re not, so you lose.

We all have dreams. Some of us want to own the world’s largest collection of plush tiger toys. Others want to be a Pokemon Master. For me, I just want a regular night’s sleep without the neighbor’s dog carrying on into all hours of the morning with his loud, drunk dog friends. It’s incredibly upsetting, and it never ends. For WNBA players Shevonte Zellous and Sugar Rodgers it was to have their likenesses included in a video game.

Sure, there’s some fun in making a create-a-player in 2K or Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater. These days you can even turn yourself into a professional wrestler and beat up people real good like. But something about it doesn’t quite click. Your player never really fits in that world’s game. It’s an outsider from little things like the announcer not calling your name or your player ratings being without context. You’re there, but you’re not really there.

No more for WNBA players. Watch this joy happen:

Shavonte Zellous was not especially stoked about the lengths of her dreads, and Sugar Rodgers would like a higher rating, but everything outside of that is fantastic. By the end of their game, the room was filled with teammates cheering shots and carrying on. As stated by Rodgers at the end of the video, “If you’re a little girl, you gotta be excited. I’m a grown woman and I’m excited.”

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I’m excited too. I didn’t expect to be, but it;s contagious. You can pause the video at almost any point and see a look of sincere joy on everybody’s face. I love that.

The New York Liberty started the game with a 22-4 run and never looked back. The Liberty defeated the Los Angeles Spark 73-37.

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