The beef between Jordan Poole and Draymond Green is well-documented. We first got real inklings of it when Green punched his former Golden State Warriors teammate during a 2022 practice. With Poole officially a member of the Washington Wizards, his father tried to reignite the differences between the two earlier this summer.
And now, the release of NBA 2K24 appears to be doing the same.
With the video game releasing early next month, the developers released a new gameplay trailer Tuesday. In addition to various superstars being highlighted, it shows off a specific moment where Poole clearly calls for an iso against Green. And there is no way it’s a coincidence.
See for yourself at about the 41-second mark below:
In a trailer that shows off some of the NBA’s biggest names doing amazing things — Nikola Jokic, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry — it is notable that it chose to highlight Poole and Green against one another. They are by no means bad players, but they are far from stars who warrant singular attention on their own.
And yet, here we have their virtual selves squaring up on the perimeter.
It seems even video games understand that this beef might not be going away any time soon. A word of caution: If you want to recreate this potential future moment yourself, you’d have to use the sorry Wizards in the game. And I would not advise that if you like experiencing joy.
This was how Twitter reacted
Jordan Poole cooking Draymond Green next season about to be real cinema 🍿 pic.twitter.com/F1L4lcv7iw
— Beastbrook (@Beastbr00k0) August 15, 2023
Jordan Poole Is Guarded By Draymond Green In The 2K24 Trailer👀 pic.twitter.com/hXUyIYnWhZ
— WizardsMuse (@WizardsMuse1) August 15, 2023
2K wrong for making Jordan Poole score on Draymond Green in the Trailer lmao #NBA2K24 pic.twitter.com/G1nnM4EQ07
— NBA 2K24 Leaks & Intel (@2KIntel) August 15, 2023
I might get up out my seat the first time this happens in real life LMAOOOO https://t.co/DPFJr2cwC4
— Niko (@nikotaughtyou) August 15, 2023
when this happens in real life for the 1st time this app might explode https://t.co/jfvUVRzeEE
— A ✩ (@adryanashton) August 15, 2023
this the new must see matchup like 2017 Russ vs KD https://t.co/shoT9JjCfD
— m o d . (@ahmaad___) August 15, 2023
I’ll be there live. https://t.co/Fs59i3hRQc
— Agenda (@sprdsheet) August 15, 2023
I’m here for it https://t.co/VVdZUVlxcv
— Dylan Stengel (@DylanStengel3) August 15, 2023
I need this to happen in real life 😂😂 https://t.co/QPzzvOaBn2
— Osamh (@Champagne_Ock) August 15, 2023