What did Kevin Durant do wrong? He showed the world he could come back from an Achilles tear and regain his status as arguably the league's best player.
The Nets star was within centimeters of sending his shorthanded squad without Kyrie Irving and a hobbled James Harden to the conference finals before being outlasted by the eventual champion Milwaukee Bucks.
Brooklyn's main attraction is on a short list of the NBA's all-time most lethal scorers. The 6-foot-12 forward has a point guard's handles, a shooting guard's soft touch from the perimeter and the tenacious rebounding and defense of the league's top big men.
So why did the developers keep the man's rating at the same 96 from 2K21, when he proved to be the same player and perhaps even better than before his injury?
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">“In my opinion, they f--ked it up” 👀<a href="https://twitter.com/Money23Green?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Money23Green</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/KDTrey5?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KDTrey5</a> call out Bob Myers and Steve Kerr for how the Warriors handled their infamous argument vs. the Clippers in 2018<br><br>Watch the full interview NOW <a href="https://t.co/iG2bXZC859">https://t.co/iG2bXZC859</a> <a href="https://t.co/rGQTr0F9A2">pic.twitter.com/rGQTr0F9A2</a></p>— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href="https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1428008796119461890?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 18, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
That remains a mystery, but as if Durant needed another chip on his shoulder to provide added motivation, the team at 2K has done just that.
Player ratings change throughout the season depending on a player's progress, development and injuries, so don't expect any changes before opening night, October 19, but you can bet Durant will do his part to inch his ranking up to a near perfect 99.