There’s a part of NBA 2K that I don’t think anyone really used, but I loved.
It wasn’t MyLeague, although I sunk my fair share of hours into hypotheticals that have since become articles instead of hours spent simulation seasons. It wasn’t the Park, which was made impossible for me by my less than ideal wifi connection. It certainly wasn’t the MyGM career, as a “David Kahn ‘make your employees hate you’ simulator” was never really a good idea to begin with. It was the tiniest part of setting up your MyPlayer. Hidden behind min-maxing measurables and giving yourself the mohawk your parents never allowed was my favorite little detail: the nickname setter.