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<blockquote data-quote="Aaron Williams" data-source="post: 4901"><img src="https://uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quavo-basketball.jpeg?w=1024&amp;h=436&amp;crop=1" alt="quavo basketball" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Getty ImageIn addition to being one-third of Atlanta rap trio Migos, Quavo is becoming increasingly well known for his <a href="https://uproxx.com/hiphop/quavo-huncho-hoops-with-venice-basketball-league/" target="_blank">love of basketball</a>. He’s participated in the NBA’s All-Star celebrity game multiple times, <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/quavo-nba-celebrity-all-star-game-mvp/" target="_blank">winning the MVP award</a> for the game in 2018, and helped launch Bleacher Report’s inaugural All-Star adjacent <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/lil-baby-basketball-rematch-jack-harlow-quavo/" target="_blank">two-on-two game</a> last year alongside 2 Chainz, <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/jack-harlow-br-open-run-interview/" target="_blank">Jack Harlow</a>, and Lil Baby. Now, not only is he <a href="https://uproxx.com/dimemag/nba-all-star-celebrity-game-2022-rosters/" target="_blank">participating in the celebrity game</a> again this year, but he’s also going to play in actual NBA games — NBA video games, that is.Quavo was announced as the latest playable character in <a href="https://uproxx.com/dimemag/nba-2k22-video-game-review/" target="_blank">NBA 2K22</a>, which is out now via 2K Games. The rapper made the announcement in an Instagram post showing off his character model during gameplay, and from the clips provided, it’s a frighteningly good likeness, right down to Quavo’s signature, iced-out glasses frames — which he would probably never wear in a real game. However, judging from the caption he added, it seems he has one major quibble with his in-game presentation.“@ronnie2k why are u one point away from being rated the same as me?” he wondered, tagging 2K Games’ infamous digital marketing director <a href="https://uproxx.com/dimemag/nba-2k-clothing-brands-fashion/" target="_blank">Ronnie Singh</a>, who was also added to the game as a playable character. “Who Rated Me??” Of course, players always tag Ronnie with qualms about their <a href="https://uproxx.com/edge/nba-2k22-player-ratings-top-rookies-reactions/" target="_blank">in-game player ratings</a>, something the social media star made clear is always tongue-in-cheek and orchestrated to hype the game up (he, of course, probably has a lot of say in how he’s rated in-game, despite being far from NBA-ready). So, it really wouldn’t be official without some light griping from the game’s newest star, would it?Check out Quavo’s announcement and in-game likeness below.<a href="https://uproxx.com/music/quavo-nba-2k22-playable-character-2/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Aaron Williams, post: 4901"] [IMG alt="quavo basketball"]https://uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/quavo-basketball.jpeg?w=1024&h=436&crop=1[/IMG] [UWSL]Getty Image[/UWSL] In addition to being one-third of Atlanta rap trio Migos, Quavo is becoming increasingly well known for his [URL='https://uproxx.com/hiphop/quavo-huncho-hoops-with-venice-basketball-league/']love of basketball[/URL]. He’s participated in the NBA’s All-Star celebrity game multiple times, [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/quavo-nba-celebrity-all-star-game-mvp/']winning the MVP award[/URL] for the game in 2018, and helped launch Bleacher Report’s inaugural All-Star adjacent [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/lil-baby-basketball-rematch-jack-harlow-quavo/']two-on-two game[/URL] last year alongside 2 Chainz, [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/jack-harlow-br-open-run-interview/']Jack Harlow[/URL], and Lil Baby. Now, not only is he [URL='https://uproxx.com/dimemag/nba-all-star-celebrity-game-2022-rosters/']participating in the celebrity game[/URL] again this year, but he’s also going to play in actual NBA games — NBA video games, that is. Quavo was announced as the latest playable character in [URL='https://uproxx.com/dimemag/nba-2k22-video-game-review/'][I]NBA 2K22[/I][/URL], which is out now via 2K Games. The rapper made the announcement in an Instagram post showing off his character model during gameplay, and from the clips provided, it’s a frighteningly good likeness, right down to Quavo’s signature, iced-out glasses frames — which he would probably never wear in a real game. However, judging from the caption he added, it seems he has one major quibble with his in-game presentation. “@ronnie2k why are u one point away from being rated the same as me?” he wondered, tagging 2K Games’ infamous digital marketing director [URL='https://uproxx.com/dimemag/nba-2k-clothing-brands-fashion/']Ronnie Singh[/URL], who was also added to the game as a playable character. “Who Rated Me??” Of course, players always tag Ronnie with qualms about their [URL='https://uproxx.com/edge/nba-2k22-player-ratings-top-rookies-reactions/']in-game player ratings[/URL], something the social media star made clear is always tongue-in-cheek and orchestrated to hype the game up (he, of course, probably has a lot of say in how he’s rated in-game, despite being far from NBA-ready). So, it really wouldn’t be official without some light griping from the game’s newest star, would it? Check out Quavo’s announcement and in-game likeness below. [url="https://uproxx.com/music/quavo-nba-2k22-playable-character-2/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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