'91 Magic Johnson
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Career HighlightsAdded
May 12th, 2020Height
6'9" (205cm)Weight
220lbs (99kg)Age
32Team
Los Angeles LakersFrom
Michigan StatePlays
Guard Post Up P&R Ball Handler Isolation Cutter
96 Overall
3633 Total attributesattr.
85 Outside scoring
- 94 Shot close
- 88 Shot mid
- 78 Shot 3pt
- 98 Shot IQ
- 90 Free throw
- 98 Offensive consistency
91 Inside scoring
- 94 Driving layup
- 65 Standing dunk
- 80 Driving dunk
- 88 Draw foul
- 91 Post moves
- 96 Post hook
- 75 Post fade
- 98 Hands
88 Athleticism
- 88 Speed
- 88 Acceleration
- 70 Vertical
- 86 Strength
- 97 Stamina
- 97 Hustle
- 99 Overall durability
95 Playmaking
- 88 Speed with ball
- 94 Ball handle
- 98 Passing accuracy
- 96 Passing vision
- 98 Passing IQ
89 Defending
- 80 Interior defense
- 90 Perimeter defense
- 94 Help defense IQ
- 95 Pick & roll defense IQ
- 83 Lateral quickness
- 98 Pass perception
- 97 Reaction time
- 75 Steal
- 74 Block
- 98 Shot contest
- 95 Defensive consistency
87 Rebounding
- 86 Offensive rebound
- 88 Defensive rebound
Finishing
Consistent Finisher
Provides more explosive first steps out of tripple threat and size-ups
Contact Finisher
Improves the ability to convert contact layups and dunks in traffi
Deep Hooks
Boosts the shot percentage when shooting hooks from a deep distance
Relentless Finisher
Reduces the fatigue effects from continually finishing at the rim with contact
Slithery Finisher
Improves a player's ability to avoid contact when attacking the rim
Cross-Key Scorer
Boosts the shot percentage for layups when moving across the paint
Pro Touch
Gives an additional boost for having good layup timing
Putback Boss
Increases shot percentage when attempting a putback after an offensive rebound
Tear Dropper
Increases the chance of hitting floaters and runnersShooting
Quick Draw
Speeds up the release of a jump shot
Catch & Shoot
Boosts the chance of hitting a jump shot immediately after a catch
Corner Specialist
Gives a boost to shots taken near the corner
Difficult Shots
Improves the ability to shoot difficult shots off the dribble
Hot Zone Hunter
Boosts the shot percentage for attempts taken in a player's favorite spots
Pick & Popper
Elevates the shot percentage for an attempt taken off a pick and fade situation
Pump Fake Maestro
Decreases the penalty that comes from shooting after pump fakesPlaymaking
Ankle Breaker
Improves the likelihood of freezing or dropping a defender during dribble moves
Break Starter
Improves a player's ability to make effective outlet passes after grabbing a rebound
Dimer
Boosts the shot percentage for open teammates on jump shots after catching a pass
Flashy Passer
Gives an additional boost to player's Takeover meter after completing an assist with a flashy pass
Floor General
Teammates receive an offensive attribute bonus when player is in the game
Needle Threader
Increases the likelihood that tough passes can get by the defense
Quick First Step
Provides more explosive first steps out of tripple threat and size-ups
Unpluckable
Reduces the chances of getting stripped by the defender
Bail Out
Increases the chances of successfully completing a pass from mid-air
Downhill
Increases overall speed with the ball in transition
Dream Shake
Raises the chances that a defender bites when doing fakes in the posts
Handles For Days
Reduces the amount of energy lost when performing dribble moves
Lob City Passer
Improves the chances of completing a successful alley-oop pass
Pass Fake Maestro
Increases the effectiveness of pass fakes
Post Spin Technician
Improves the ability of a post spin or drive to work effectively
Space Creator
Improves a player's ability to create space from defender
Stop & Go
Improves a player's ability to start and stop with the ballDefense/Rebounding
Box
Improves a player's ability to box out opponents
Brick Wall
Increases effectiveness of screens and drains energy from opponents on physical contact
Chase Down Artist
Raises the chances of getting a chase-down block
Clamps
Boosts the ability to stay in front of the ball handler on the perimeter
Heart Crusher
Decreases opponents' Takeover meters when achieving a highlight play on defense
Interceptor
Increases chances at getting steals in passing lanes
Lightning Reflexes
Receives an earlier cue on the Read and React system while playing defense
Pick Dodger
Improves a player's ability to navigate through screens effectively on defense
Pogo Stick
Improves the ability to attempt multiple blocks in succession
Rebound Chaser
Improves a player's ability to chase down rebounds
Tireless Defender
Reduces energy lost when exerting efforts on defense
Worm
Allows rebounders to swim or spin around box outs more easily
Defensive Leader
Boosts the defensive abilities of teammates when in the gamePersonality
Alpha Dog
Enhances the ability to rally teammates
Expressive
Not one to hide emotion during big momentsDunks
- 50 Standing dunk
- 95 Driving dunk
- 90 Flashy dunk
- 5 Alley-oop
- 43 Putback dunk
- 5 Crash
Layups
- 50 Driving layup
- 75 Spin layup
- 86 Hop step layup
- 87 Euro step layup
- 84 Floater
Jump shooting
- 80 Step through shot
- 36 Shot under basket
- 30 Shot close
- 4 Shot close left
- 2 Shot close middle
- 3 Shot close right
- 55 Shot mid
- 55 Spot up shot mid
- 45 Off screen shot mid
- 30 Shot 3pt
- 25 Spot up shot 3pt
- 25 Off screen shot 3pt
- 45 Contested jumper mid
- 30 Contested jumper 3pt
- 0 Stepback jumper mid
- 0 Stepback jumper 3pt
- 3 Spin jumper
- 0 Transition pull up 3pt
- 0 Drive pull up 3pt
- 0 Drive pull up mid
- 20 Use glass
Drive setup
- 59 Triple threat pump fake
- 98 Triple threat jab step
- 12 Triple threat idle
- 58 Triple threat shoot
- 30 Setup with sizeup
- 85 Setup with hesitation
- 17 No setup dribble
Driving
- 40 Drive
- 75 Spot up drive
- 65 Off screen drive
- 50 Drive right
- 91 Driving crossover
- 51 Driving spin
- 20 Driving step back
- 15 Driving half spin
- 20 Driving double crossover
- 55 Driving behind the back
- 35 Driving dribble hesitation
- 40 Driving in and out
- 29 No driving dribble move
- 91 Attack strong on drive
Freelance
- 70 Shoot
- 75 Touches
- 65 Roll vs. pop
- 0 Transition spot up
- 0 Iso vs. elite defender
- 15 Iso vs. good defender
- 35 Iso vs. average defender
- 55 Iso vs. poor defender
- 10 Play discipline
Post game
- 35 Post up
- 30 Post shimmy shot
- 20 Post face up
- 35 Post back down
- 25 Post aggressive backdown
- 55 Shoot from post
- 0 Post hook left
- 0 Post hook right
- 35 Post fade left
- 35 Post fade right
- 25 Post up and under
- 15 Post hop shot
- 15 Post step back shot
- 99 Post drive
- 30 Post spin
- 70 Post drop step
- 43 Post hop step
Passing
- 96 Dish to open man
- 99 Flashy pass
- 90 Alley oop pass
Defense
- 69 Pass interception
- 83 Take charge
- 69 On-ball steal
- 15 Contest shot
- 15 Block shot
- 23 Foul
- 15 Hard foul
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this card's actually nice, fairly realistic representation of magic too
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yeah because it isn't opal lol. tbh I kinda just want 2K17 back when cards were actually realistic.
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Never talk down on 2k17
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Did you know that he earns the nickname “Magic” after a game his sophomore year of high school, in which he scores 36 points, 18 rebounds, and 16 assists. Lansing State Journal sportswriter Fred Stabley Jr. is the first to call him Magic
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Do u all have any recommendations for my squad? https://2kmtcentral.com/20/lineups/364697/nms-squad-any-suggestions
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suggestions please
https://2kmtcentral.com/20/lineups/364023/budget-squad
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This is positively the best lockercode in a long time
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who the fuck is this trash can
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any lineup advice?
https://2kmtcentral.com/20/lineups/297113/nbamath I have 300k
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https://2kmtcentral.com/20/lineups/359686/need-suggestions-asap-got-150k
Suggestions? Got 150k spare
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https://2kmtcentral.com/20/lineups/360195/2nd-team
Need Suggestions For My Team
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2k, i think its time to move on the 2k21
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any suggestions would be appreciated: https://2kmtcentral.com/20/lineups/361182/no-money-spent#comment-1974437
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Hi, need a little help there: https://2kmtcentral.com/20/lineups/361355/which-players-do-i-get-next
Thanks!
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i have 800k with this no money spent team, suggestions pls
https://2kmtcentral.com/20/lineups/361642/i-have-800k-suggestions-pls#comment-1975305
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https://2kmtcentral.com/20/lineups/237051/current
Suggestions? I can help your team
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https://2kmtcentral.com/20/lineups/312215/suggestion
Suggestion please. Lin, Kidd, Kare are max out
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Now that the season has been suspended 2k has lost the plot a bit. I think it's best to just write off nba2k20 my team for this year and just focus on how good 2k21 my team will hopefully be.
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It can come back they just need another large promo. I don't think NBA 2K21 myteam will be good because of the football game they are making.
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just because they're making a football game doesn't mean that 2k 21 won't be good
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well now they have to spend more time on the football game. And 2K is already lazy...
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yes i know 2k is lazy but just because they spend more time on one games doesn't mean that the nba one will be bad
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The game is already pretty laughable
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not necessarily
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It's a good game and you still play it so it can't be that bad.
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I grinded it at the start until every single card became unrealistic.
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again as i said it's not going to be the exact same as real life it's a video game!
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ik its a video game. but they did it to make money and you can't argue with that
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it's really not though. also, there are only 2 nba simulation games out at the moment (2k & live).. people are hesitant to switch to live, because it bears the ea monicker. therefore, someone playing a game doesn't mean it's not bad, it just means it's the safe option (since 2k is somehow still riding the hype train & hasn't been crucified like ea)
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shaq with range extender... Trae young with defense... Ben simmons that can shoot... Glen Rice is like the 4th best card in the game... Putting position locks so they can make more money... Sounds pretty laughable to me...
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they put position locks so people couldn't put really athletic centres at the point guard. the game is not going to necessarily be realistic it is a gosh damn video game not everything is going to be exactly like real life
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giannis and lebron can play pg! Tell me how they are not athletic. GIANNIS IS 6'11
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they're glitched cards anyway that is literally the point of the glitched cards. So that players who don't usually play at the position CAN PLAY AT THAT POSITION.
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yeah but they did it all to make money.
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that's the point. TO. MAKE. MONEY. that's the whole point of a business
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need some suggestions i have 630k to spend https://2kmtcentral.com/20/lineups/350360/lineup-rn-sugggestions
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700 k to spend any suggestions ?https://2kmtcentral.com/20/lineups/345179/700k-to-spend
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2nd best point guard after curry and soon LONZO
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Is curry all time better than him so far? idk, he might still hold that top spot for now.
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ya but in a few years its LONZO
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I'd give it about a decade, but possibly. There's always a chance.
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i still consider lonzo a bust
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wrong. 1. jerry west 2. lonzo
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if only the locker code didn't have the piddly 4000 mt & instead had something comparable to a pink diamond as well as the 2 pink diamonds (fox & magic)
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this pink diamond isn't good. I'd rather have the mt tbh. Pink diamonds only sell for like 3 or 3.5k, and you can't even sell this one.
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... a 6'9" pg isn't good? lol ok. like sure, he might not be able to stop giannis/simmons/lebron, but he'll certainly be able to deal with pretty much any other guard. for reference: the lowest selling pd magic johnson (because saying "there are pink diamonds selling for 3-3.5k" is disingenuous because 1. it's not true. the lowest i could find a pd going for was 12k & 2. just because you can find one at "3-3.5k" doesn't mean it'd be a usable one. it could be one on the level of pd kobe. just because you can't sell a card doesn't make it bad, nor should it factor in to an argument. you can't sell diamond tmac either, & he's a pretty solid card.
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Lol, you obviously have no idea what I said. PD's QUICKSELL for like 3k. Also, look at my team. This wouldn't be ANYWHERE on my team. At this point in the year, a card with a 78 3 ball is pretty much unusable. Especially with opals going for buyout and mediocre defense. There are pg's that are way better and taller. He can't handle any opal in the game. Not even his own. His defense is bad, so is his scoring. At this point in the game this card would only be useful for Spotlight Sim. And I've already done the Lakers, so don't need him. And I didn't say it's bad because I can't sell it, it's bad because his attributes are terrible, Magic has a bad release, and doesn't have as many HOF badges as almost any other newer PD.
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"Lol, you obviously have no idea what I said" - *then proceeds to not read what i said & just infer his/her own idea of what i said"...
1. "Also, look at my team. This wouldn't be ANYWHERE on my team." not everyone has your team, why would you use anecdotal evidence? "because he can't be on my team means he's not good"... no, that' means he just doesn't fit on your team. that happens sometimes. doesn't mean he isn't a good card.
2. " PD's QUICKSELL for like 3k." quicksell? really? because they QUICKSELL for 3k (which is what people that either can't or don't check the auction house would do) means something? no. going off quicksell prices is a bad move & you know it.
3. "There are pg's that are way better and taller." - "sure, he might not be able to stop giannis/simmons/lebron, but he'll certainly be able to deal with pretty much any other guard." though i will modify that stance to say "any other guard his rarity or lower" since opal guards are hacks
4. "His defense is bad, so is his scoring." not really, he's a 6'9" guard who will typically go against someone at least 4-5" shorter than him, so those stats are fairly decent. refer to #3 for any exceptions.
5. "At this point in the game this card would only be useful for Spotlight Sim" you say that like it's a bad thing, but it's not. it can get kind of expensive looking for cards to fill out starting or rotational spots for a specific team, so having an oversized guard is certainly of help.
6. "And I've already done the Lakers, so don't need him." that comes off to me as "he's not useful in any way to me, so he's a bad card"... dunno if that's what you meant or not, so i'm ignoring it.
7. "And I didn't say it's bad because I can't sell it" after rereading, i get it now, you're saying you'd rather have the mt because you can't quicksell him & you can't use him... my initial statement however, was that the 3rd option should be more (like 10k mt or something) for reference: one code was for either specific pink diamonds or diamonds; one was for go hayes, diamond jordan, or a diamond consumable; the tracy mcgrady one was either diamond, amethyst or a tmac pack; one was for 3 specific diamonds; etc. in other words, i'm not saying mt is a bad choice, i'm saying it should have been more to not feel like a ripoff compared to the other 2 options (rick fox, who i've heard is pretty solid, or magic johnson)
8. "Magic has a bad release, and doesn't have as many HOF badges as almost any other newer PD." i feel like i should break that up, but i'm not going to. i'll just leave it for one point. just don't shoot with him, have him go inside & create shots for others or something. hof badges don't necessarily make or break a player. yes, it's great to have more rather than less, but hof badges don't automatically guarantee the player will be more useful than a different player.
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1. You claimed that I said "just because he can't be on my team means he's not good". That proves that you didn't read that reply very thoroughly.
2. Your whole point for #2 makes no sense considering the fact that if you get a duplicate from one of these codes, you HAVE to quicksell them.
3. "any other guard his rarity or lower". Not really. There are Pink Diamond PG's that are fast than him and I think you're forgetting that Lebron, Jokic, and Giannis are all pink diamonds, so I'd say "any guard lower than his rarity" because if you can't haven't already, his defense is very average. His overall Perimeter D. is decent, but his steal is terrible, so is his block (especially for being 6'9").
4. "not really, he's a 6'9" guard who will typically go against someone at least 4-5" shorter than him, so those stats are fairly decent." His height can't make mediocre defense "decent". His height can't make a terrible 3 point rating "decent." His height can't make a bad release "decent."
5. " it can get kind of expensive looking for cards to fill out starting or rotational spots for a specific team". Well, that can be true, but I don't focus on getting the best team I can for spotlight sim. I just get whoever's cheap, and work with it. It's worked out so far, since I didn't start grinding any spotlight sim until Kobe came out and I'm already over halfway done. I also have MT to spare by doing teams that I already had 10+ cards for, and selling cards that I buy for the challenges after I'm done. (hint: you should also use the Nets playbook. There are tutorials on Youtube that say what play to use and how to use it. And yes, I'm giving you advice for the challenges. You might not personally want to do all of these since the playbook is kinda expensive and you might be saving cards for Opal Davis.)
6. "dunno if that's what you meant or not, so i'm ignoring it." No that's not completely what I meant. I meant that since his overall attributes are bad for a pink diamond, and I don't need him for challenges, I don't need him. Basically, I mean that he's a bad card AND I don't need him.
7. This one is actually a fair argument with having like 10k mt, but they wouldn't do that because almost everyone would just go for that. They put a lower amount of mt on there to make it a tough decion for some people on whether or not they go for the card, or the mt. And also, Fox's release great, but other than shooting, he's ok. His shooting is great, the rest is ok. His perimeter d and stealing are also decent.
8. "hof badges don't necessarily make or break a player." They kinda do. Badges give players the ability to do certain things that makes them superior to other cards with a similar rating, that don't have those badges. That stuff is very important. "just don't shoot with him, have him go inside & create shots for others or something" Literally ANY other pg can go inside and create shots. Just because his name is Magic Johnson doesn't make him better at that. Passing stats don't really change a players ability to pass, especially passing vision. (that has no effect because you are the one who has to see the open man to get it to him.) The rest like passing accuracy help a little, but it's not really important.
"but hof badges don't automatically guarantee the player will be more useful than a different player." If a player has better badges than a player of the same rating, he is more useful. You don't seem to understand that if badges weren't very important, they wouldn't be in the game. 99.9% of MyTeam players can agree that badges are VERY important for a card to have, and Magic has pretty bad HOF badges. NO defensive HOF's, which are the most important badges in the game. He has mostly finishing and playmaking HOF badges. That's not very good considering good point guards have shooting badges, and since passing badges aren't very good badges. When looking for a good card, shooting and defensive badges are what you should be looking for, because they actually do something. Some finishing badges are good, and a couple passing are decent, but no defensive HOF's basically cancels out his height.
9. "*then proceeds to not read what i said & just infer his/her own idea of what i said"..." You did the same thing with your response, so idk what the point of saying that was.
The point is, this card is tall, I'll give you that one, but his attributes and badges are very bad, especially when there are way better cards that you could get for like 30-40k. Height isn't everything, and you don't seem to get that. A PG could be tall, but if he can only score inside, and has mediocre defense, that pretty much cancels out his height.
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this lookin like my year 5 debating class
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i'm guessing you mean college, cuz i've never heard of a high school teaching debating (since debating is a skill you need in life & everyone knows high school doesn't teach shit)... but yea, i just wanted to make sure the person knew which parts i was referencing
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This card is pretty aids ngl
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wasnt really a funny joke innit, not a good thing to joke about.
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This site is so toxic dude downvoting a comment for no reason lmao
It’s just fags trying to get their comment more upvotes
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Spelling erorr lol i dont get it whats wrong with wanting upvotes tho?
No ppl downvote so that their comment gets to the top of the comment section
ok i wanted to ask if u meant him or others... but i didn't wanna see dumb ty lol
fr bruh
i have plenty of reasons to downvote a comment, what? Does it affect his livelihood if I press a button?
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Show 12 replies...Whats those reasons? because you're a pretty toxic guy here and have -7k downvotes for a reason too so i doubt its a solid reason honestly but be my guest and tell me if they good they good i wont lie
youre so silly, I dont have -7k downvotes, i have -10k downvotes
YoU'RE sO SillY notice the - you're negative 7k ik u have 10k in total but anyone could have 10k downvotes if the most loved person here so i did what you're negative in lmao also didn't give any reasons
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thx jajaja Yo es muy comico jajaja
Right you're just toxic lmao u have no reason to downvote
downvoting isnt toxic at all. I just dont like your comments
Downvoting for no reason... right not toxic
who cares about their voting ratio anyways. The site died 4 years ago
Bro fr goofy u changed it saying it dont matter because i had solid facts and u just toxic lmao
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https://2kmtcentral.com/20/lineups/343033/i-got-with-sarah-ward#comment-1974811
Go to the fucking forums
Tell 2K to make a 6'10 Opal Kevin Durant card
idk bout that. But I'm gonna tell you that 2K already has a kevin durant opal that is 6'9. Don't really think there is much of a difference
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Show 2 replies...KD’s player build is like 6’10” or 6’11” already
Well tell 2k to update his Opal height he would be a demi
A locker code a day keeps Ronnie at bay
there wasn't a reason to downvote lol.
I don't care
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Show 1 reply...I care
´´A locker code today means I cant be gau!´´
no nigga a locker code a day means ILL tuRN YOUR BITCH ASS TO GRAY HAHAHA