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Steven Adams predicts NBA-wide slump after GTA 6 launch
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Houston Rockets centre Steven Adams issued a humorous warning at the team's media day that Grand Theft Auto 6's November 19th launch will cause a league-wide performance dip across the NBA and other professional sports. The 12-year veteran predicted that players, coaches and scouts will be distracted by the highly anticipated video game release, affecting their output during the month. His comments resonated with fans who recall similar jest about athletes' gaming habits, such as suggestions that NFL quarterback Kyler Murray's statistics dipped during Call of Duty double XP weekends.
Adams specifically anticipates that NBA performance will suffer throughout November as players and staff focus on playing GTA 6 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, though he expects standards to recover in December. He noted that the impact could extend beyond the NBA to other professional leagues, suggesting a broader cultural phenomenon around the game's release. Whilst Adams's remarks are lighthearted speculation rather than substantiated evidence of a real sporting trend, they highlight the cultural significance of the Grand Theft Auto franchise among athletes and the public.
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In short
- Steven Adams predicts temporary NBA performance decline during November when GTA 6 launches
- Warning extends to coaches, scouts and potentially other sports leagues
- Comments are humorous speculation echoing past athlete gaming habit jokes
How this story developed
- 2 months ago Adams specified that players and staff could spend much of November playing Grand Theft Auto 6 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X.
- 2 months ago The veteran centre's warning encompasses team staff alongside players and coaching personnel, extending Adams's prediction to a broader group of basketball professionals.
- 2 months ago Steven Adams joked at the Houston Rockets' media day that Grand Theft Auto 6's 19 November release would distract NBA players, coaches and scouts, causing performance to dip in November before standards recover in December.
Explained simply
Grand Theft Auto 6 is a highly anticipated video game launching on 19 November. It is one of the most popular entertainment franchises globally, with major new releases generating enormous media attention and attracting millions of players.
Steven Adams is a veteran basketball player who plays centre for the Houston Rockets in the NBA, the top professional basketball league in America. Professional athletes often game during their free time, and new releases sometimes capture their attention intensely.
At a media event, Adams joked that NBA performance would dip during November as players, coaches and scouts became absorbed in GTA 6, though he predicted standards would bounce back in December. His comments were made lightheartedly and reflect a running joke about athletes occasionally getting distracted by major gaming releases, including past references in American football.
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Originally published by Destructoid as “Veteran NBA player warns of ‘league-wide’ dip in performance when GTA 6 launches”.