Coronavirus: Durant shocked in first round of NBA 2K20 tournament
Sacha Pisani
April 4, 2020 03:31 MYT
April 4, 2020 03:31 MYT
Brooklyn Nets superstar and top seed Kevin Durant was upset in the opening round of the NBA 2K20 tournament on Friday.
With the NBA postponed amid the coronavirus pandemic, a charity tournament has been put together to raise money in support of COVID-19 relief efforts.
Winner of the single-elimination Xbox One tournament will receive $100,000 to give to charity, but Durant was a high-profile casualty on the opening day.
In the first matchup, two-time NBA champion Durant used the Los Angeles Clippers but lost to 16th seed and Miami Heat forward Derrick Jones Jr.
UPSET. #1 seed @KDTrey5 goes down !! @TheRea1DJones dominates the 2nd half #NBA2KTourney Middleton 22 points Giannis 20 points pic.twitter.com/OgiJfMbpVJ — NBA 2K20 (@NBA2K) April 4, 2020
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Jones' Milwaukee Bucks topped Durant's Clippers 78-62 to advance to the quarter-finals.
The tournament, aired on ESPN, will run through to April 11.