HORNETS VENOM GT UNVEILS SCHEDULE FOR FIRST SIX WEEKS OF 2020 NBA 2K LEAGUE SEASON

May 1, 2020 – The NBA 2K League today revealed the schedule for the first six weeks of the 2020 season, which marks the debut of Hornets Venom GT, the official NBA 2K League affiliate of the Charlotte Hornets.

Hornets Venom GT will begin its inaugural season with a pair of games in the season’s first week, taking on Cavs Legion GC in the opener on Wednesday, May 6, at 9 p.m. and playing 76ers GC on Friday, May 8, at 7 p.m.  The team will play a total of eight games during the first six weeks of the season, which will feature teams playing remotely from their local markets.  All Hornets Venom GT games can be streamed live at twitch.tv/NBA2KLeague.

During the first six weeks of the season, the league will have four games per night every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday beginning at 7 p.m. ET each night.  Each matchup will be a best-of-three format, with the matchup representing one regular-season win or loss.  Games will be simulcast live on the NBA 2K League’s Twitch and YouTube channels. NBA 2K League broadcasters will announce games in their homes from a virtual NBA 2K League Studio, while switching between games occurring at the same time.

The 2020 season will once again include three in-season tournaments (THE TIPOFF, THE TURN and THE TICKET), in which teams compete for banners that link together to form THE BANNER CHAIN powered by AT&T.  All 23 teams will compete in THE TIPOFF and THE TURN.  The 14 teams that are not one of the top nine playoff seeds will compete in THE TICKET, which will see the winning team earn the 10^th and final spot in the 2020 NBA 2K League Playoffs.  In addition, select NBA 2K League teams will host rivalry matches and round-robin events.  The remainder of the 2020 season schedule and structure, including the dates of tournaments, rivalry matches and round-robin events, will be shared as information becomes available.

Led by Head Coach & General Manager Lawrence “Bigg West” West, Hornets Venom GT chose center and 2019 NBA 2K League All-Defensive Team member Xavier “Type” Vescovi with the first overall pick in the NBA 2K League Expansion Draft last October.  In February’s NBA 2K League Draft, the team added guards Alexander “Expose” Whelan (sixth overall pick) and Justin “Snubby” Stemerman (18^th overall pick), along with forwards Zaeya “Zae” Ishak (19^th overall pick), Giovanni “Trap” Elizondo (28^th overall pick) and Alontae “Gliz” Proctor (55^th overall pick).

Hornets Venom GT’s schedule for the first six weeks of the 2020 NBA 2K League season is as follows:

WK      DAY                   DATE                 OPPONENT                                    TIME (ET) LOCATION

1          Wednesday        May 6                 at Cavs Legion GC                          9:00           Remote

1          Friday                 May 8                 76ers GC                                         7:00           Remote

2          Thursday            May 14               Raptors Uprising GC                       7:00           Remote

3          Wednesday        May 20               at Mavs Gaming                              7:00           Remote

4          Tuesday             May 26               at Wizards District Gaming              9:00           Remote

4          Thursday            May 28               Knicks Gaming                                7:00           Remote

5                                     June 2-5             BYE WEEK

6          Wednesday        June 10              Celtics Crossover Gaming              7:00           Remote

6          Friday                 June 12              at Jazz Gaming                                7:00           Remote

 

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