Rudy Gobert has been the subject of a lot of jokes over the last little while due to his role in the NBA being shut down. Of course, he was the first NBA player to be diagnosed with the Coronavirus and it all started after he was caught on camera, not taking the virus seriously. Ever since his diagnosis, there have been rumors of a fractured Utah Jazz locker room and many fans are upset with Gobert for his recklessness. Needless to say, the last two months have been very difficult for the star.
Recently, Gobert was live streaming video games on Twitch when he started to get agitated by some trolls who told him that he was the reason for the Coronavirus. Eventually, Gobert snapped and clapped back at the kid, saying "go to school pussy."
What makes Gobert's comments face-palm worthy is the fact that you can't go to school right now because you could end up getting the virus. Needless to say, Gobert hasn't exactly learned much from his recent experiences. Although, one could make the argument that there simply wasn't much thought behind his statement.
Moving forward, it doesn't appear as though Gobert will ever be able to live his transgressions down.
Akademiks Breaks His Chair In Excitement After Receiving Drake Shoutout
After Drake gave him a shoutout on Instagram live, DJ Akademiks went so ham with excitement that he actually broke his chair.
The stan really jumped out with this one. On Friday, while Drake was celebrating the release of his new mixtape, Dark Lane Demo Tapes, over Instagram live, he gave a certain someone a special shout out, and that certain someone proceeded to lose their shit. Akademiks was streaming Drizzy's live session on Twitch, and it's safe to say he was pretty stoked when he heard Drake mention his name.
In a clip from the Twitch stream, Drake says, "Akademiks, you're allowed on the live tonight, man. We had a good talk the other day, man. You're allowed on live tonight." He proceeds to play the previously-released "Chicago Freestyle" that appears on Dark Lane Demo Tapes, while Akademiks yells "Let's goooooooo!" at the top of his lungs. He starts jumping up and down and spinning in circles, freaking out so hard that he actually causes concrete damage. "I just broke my chair!" he declares, although he shows little concern for the piece of furniture. He goes on to shout, "I TOLD YOU!" to everybody watching, before pounding his fists on the wall. The moment clearly meant a lot to him, and his reaction was so intense that it actually froze Drake's screen during the Twitch session.
De’Aaron Fox Disses NBA 2K On Twitter: "2K Is A Trash Game"
De'Aaron Fox goes off on NBA 2K, calling it a "trash game." Don't expect him to stream it on Twitch any time soon.
The NBA has officially been on a hiatus since Rudy Gobert’s COVID-19 diagnosis and players, just like the rest of us, find themselves having to find other ways to spend their time indoors. De'Aaron Fox has found gaming to his time-killer of choice. The Kings' guard has begun consistently streaming on Twitch, but one game he won't be streaming is NBA 2K.
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"2k is a trash game. That’s why we don’t want to stream it ??♂️," he remarked on Twitter after being asked to play by fans. "I’ve never seen so many outlet passes go into the 12th row in my life," he explained.
Other players were not happy with his take. "L," Donovan Mitchell responded succinctly to Fox's original tweet. Eric Paschall chimed in suggesting they play 3s, to which Fox replied, "We all know playing online is complete ?."
Mitchell, Fox, and Josh Hart all streamed themselves playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare on Twitch. A viral clip on Twitter shows Hart suggesting that Fox can bring Sacramento back to the glory days and both Fox and Mitchell clown him for not making the playoffs.
Fox also tweeted that he may be making the switch from PS4 to PC soon: "Should I just get modern warfare on my pc instead of playing it on the PS4?"
You can watch De'Aaron Fox's Twitch channel here.
Phoenix Suns To Play Out Rest Of Season On NBA 2K
Phoenix Suns are at peak antics right now.
Now that the NBA season has been suspended until further notice, athletes don't know what to do with themselves. Simply put, that 14-day quarantine hits different. All jokes aside, many players and teams are beside themselves as they try to figure out what to do with all of this spare time. The Phoenix Suns have seemingly figured it out and quite honestly, it's not a terrible idea. If Coronavirus didn't give gamers enough of a reason to rise up before, it certainly will now.
On Twitter, the Suns announced that the rest of the season will be played out on NBA 2K20 and can be watched on Twitch. Yes, that's right, the Suns are playing the rest of their scheduled games in video game form. This will begin tomorrow as the Suns take on the Dallas Mavericks in the digital hellscape that is NBA 2K20.
This latest move is perfect for the Suns as it means they actually have a chance at making the playoffs. Suns fans have only experienced the Larry O'Brien trophy in video games and with this latest move, we're surely in for yet another unexpected victory. The squad just better hope another bubble playoff team doesn't do the same thing. I mean, if the Grizzlies do this too, the Suns are finished.
Forbes Reveals Highest-Paid Gamers Earned Over $120 Million During 2019
Professional gaming is the way to go.
2019 was a groundbreaking year for gamers. Forbes reports that the top ten players earned over $120 million last year.
Sitting atop that list is, unsurprisingly, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins. The Fornite king raked in $17 million during 2019. Notably, Ninja's earnings came, not from his work as an eSports player, but mostly from endorsements, fees and sponsorships. He signed an unprecedented deal with Mixer, that Forbes estimates is worth upwards of $30 million. He's got his own Adidas sneaker, a partnership with Red Bull, has appeared on The Tonight Show, and now, has his own character in Fortnite. The professional gaming landscape has grown by leaps and bounds since Ninja's start with Halo 3 in 2009.
At number two, sits Felix "PewDiePie" Kjellberg. PewDiePie ranks as the top individual YouTuber with $15 million in earnings. He's also the most subscribed-to YouTuber with 103 million subscribers. Despite his popularity, he's routinely lost endorsements for videos and jokes deemed anti-Semitic and racist.
Continuing the trend of influencer rather than competitor, are the third and fourth players on the list, Preston Arsement and Mark "Markiplier" Fischbach. Both brought in $14 million last year (Preston ranks slightly above Markiplier) by bringing their fun personalities to their playthroughs.
Check out the full list of the top ten highest-paid gamers below.
1) Ninja (Tyler Blevins) - $17 million.
2) PewDiePie (Felix Kjellberg) - $15 million.
3) Preston (Preston Arsement) - $14 million.
4) Markiplier (Mark Fischbach) - $14 million.
5) Shroud (Michael Grzesiek) - $12.5 million.
6) DanTDM (Daniel Middleton) - $12 million.
7) VanossGaming (Evan Fong) - $11.5 million.
8) Jacksepticeye (Sean McLoughlin) - $11 million.
9) TimTheTatman (Timothy Betar) - $8 million.
10) Nickmercs (Nick Kolcheff) - $6 million.