"I'd have never thought they would implement girls into NBA 2K21 MT the game," Powers told USA TODAY Sports. "Even though I feel like we should be in there." Dallas Wings shield Allisha Gray has been playing 2K since Shaquille O'Neal graced the cover in 2005, and she still has trouble believing that she is part of it. Alexis Jones, who was waived by the Atlanta Dream in August, has consistently enjoyed making her own participant on 2K and tends to mold his match after her own. This will be the first year she will not have to make herself in the image of a man.

"This has been my dream come true, I don't know about everybody else," Jones said. "I understand that's one thing that I always dreamed of as a little girl -- to maintain a 2K match. This chance to make yourself and build yourself and be a girl is dope." The significance of building your WNBA player can't be overstated, particularly for young girls who hope to play basketball or are only fans of this sport. "I think it's amazing that little girls could grow up and really play the game and understand that they can still have the same goals and accomplishments as guys," Jones stated. Powers echoed the opinion and how important representation is for young ladies. She also wants to see more progression with girls in the video game industry generally.

Powers flows and plays video games on Twitch and is now particularly active in gaming since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. She even hosted an all-female 2K championship in October that included a 30-minute opening musical set by Grammy Award winning performer DJ Jazzy Jeff. The flow garnered over 26,000 viewers. The 2019 WNBA winner says when she plays video games she is sometimes met with misogynistic messages from different consumers, and she hopes that new modes like"The W" will make it easier for girls playing video games. "It kind of gives the younger girls a good look and says,'Hey, it is fine to MT for sale 2K21 be a female, such as basketball and want to playwith,' since I understand some of their male friends may have a different view," Powers explained. "But when you see the girls from the game, it's like,'Hey, that is all right.'"