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The best dunkers in NBA 2K22

Dunking is a necessary part of playing NBA 2K22 at an optimal level, and many of the most overpowered players in NBA 2K history had strong dunk ratings. A good dunker can drive to the basket and lock into a scoring animation that the defense can’t stop. This is why players like LeBron James or Gerald Green in NBA 2K13. The league is filled with athletic players with impressive dunk ratings. Here are the five best dunkers in NBA 2K22, in ascending order. 5) Derrick Jones Jr.–94 driving dunk Jones

NAVI win Intel Grand Slam Season 3

Natus Vincere have closed out another season of the Intel Grand Slam, securing the $1 million cheque after defeating Vitality in the ESL Pro League Season 14 grand final. Aleksandr "⁠s1mple⁠" Kostyliev and company have thus become the third team to be awarded Intel’s gold bars following Astralis and Liquid, the winners of the first two seasons. The feat has taken Natus Vincere nearly a year-and-a-half since they got the first of four victories at IEM Katowice 2020, the last pre-pandemic LAN event, and was won half online and half

‘What just happened?’: Standy talks successful debut campaign in Call of Duty League, looks ahead to 2022

In April, OpTic Chicago and Minnesota RØKKR battled it out in an elimination bracket match at the Stage Two Major during the 2021 Call of Duty League season. Tied at two maps apiece in the best-of-five series, it was fitting that the final map, Moscow Search and Destroy, came down to a winner-take-all round 11. It quickly became a four-vs-two in OpTic’s favor with Standy and Priestahh falling, and then a one-vs-three after both Minnesota’s Attach and Chicago’s Envoy dropped. Minnesota’s tournament chances hung on by a thread.  Standy thought

Los Angeles Thieves parts ways with TJHaLy, John, and Venom

The Los Angeles Thieves has announced the departures of John, TJHaLy, and Venom, all of which at one time started for the team during the 2021 Call of Duty League season. TJHaLy announced on Aug. 28 he was an unrestricted free agent, but neither John nor Venom have announced their contract status at time of publication. Unlike TJ, who signed with OpTic Gaming Los Angeles in October 2019 and stayed with the team when the franchise slot was sold to 100 Thieves last offseason, both Venom and John signed with

Call of Duty League Deal Could Spark Dallas Empire, OpTic Gaming Merger

Call of DutyHector “H3CZ” Rodriguez is currently in talks with Envy Gaming and NRG Esports over a “multi-pronged deal” within the Call of Duty League (CDL). / ActivisionHector “H3CZ” Rodriguez is currently in talks with Envy Gaming and NRG Esports over a “multi-pronged deal” within the Call of Duty League (CDL).Speculation around the deal originally broke via Dot Esports through unnamed sources “familiar with those discussions.” According to said sources, the deal stems from H3CZ’s yearlong struggle to break from NRG—initiated this time last year. Now, it appears that a

Sources: Dallas Empire in talks to acquire OpTic brand, Chicago Call of Duty League slot up for sale

Envy Gaming, NRG Esports, and Hector “H3CZ” Rodriguez are discussing a multi-pronged deal that if completed would see OpTic Gaming and the Dallas Empire merge and the Chicago Call of Duty League slot sell to a third party, sources familiar with those discussions told Dot Esports.  Paperwork for such a deal is yet to be finalized, but the discussion has heated up as H3CZ looks to finally break off from NRG Esports, the current owner and backer of the Call of Duty League’s OpTic Chicago. News that H3CZ looked to

OpTic Chicago’s FormaL announces intention to retire ahead of 2022 season

OpTic Chicago’s FormaL announced his intention to retire from competing in Call of Duty today, bringing another change to Chicago’s roster after Envoy’s impending free agency.  “To my fans, especially the Greenwall, you now have my full attention,” he said on Twitlonger. “I’d like to see where creating content might take me, it’s definitely grown on me throughout this year through the podcasts and other videos we made at the HQ.” FormaL leaned into content more than ever over the past two seasons with Hecz and the rest of his

Riot confirms 2022 League of Legends World Championship will be held in North America

Riot Games has confirmed that the 2022 League of Legends World Championship will be held in North America across four cities. LCS Commissioner Chris Greeley confirmed that the region would host Worlds 2022 in an interview with independent League content creator Travis Gafford.  Traditionally, the Group Stage, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Grand Finals of Worlds have all been held across four individual cities. Riot has not yet announced which North American cities will play host to matches at Worlds 2022. North America hasn’t hosted a League World Championship since 2016, with

Envoy announces free agency for 2022

OpTic Chicago’s Envoy is an unrestricted free agent heading into the Call of Duty League’s 2022 season, he announced on Twitter today.  Unrestricted F/A for the 2022 CDL Season.— OpTic Envoy (@DylanEnvoy) August 28, 2021 Envoy had been with the Chicago-based franchise since the Call of Duty League formed in 2019, ahead of the Modern Warfare season. As a member of the Chicago Huntsmen in 2020, Envoy—alongside Scump, FormaL, Arcitys, and Prestinni—helped lead the team to a top-three finish at the CDL Playoffs.  Heading into Black Ops Cold War, the

Madden 22 Best RBs: The 5 Best Running Backs in the Game

Best Buy IntelBy Max Mallow | 10:28 AM EDTPhoto by EA SportsPresented by Best BuyMadden 22's best RBs stand tall as the most dynamic in the position.Running backs are important to a team's offensive plan. Establishing the run means players can then open up the passing and play action game. Additionally, if the defense fails to stop the run in any capacity, the offense can continue to just bulldoze its way to the red zone and eventually the end zone. That being said, there are five RBs that are heads