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Nets Deron Williams and Kings Tyreke Evans sat down with Zac Dubasik at Solecollector.com to talk about gaming, basketball & sneakers.  Check it out after the jump…
Their basketball seasons may have ended earlier than either would have liked, but this afternoon, Deron Williams and Tyreke Evans had the opportunity to face off away from the hardwood.
If you follow many NBA players on Twitter, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that playing Call of Duty has become as much of an off-court pastime for some players as gambling on the team plane, or eating at Cheesecake Factory. And today is a lucky day for those players, and any gamers, who are passionate about Call of Duty: Black Ops, because it marks the launch of the new “Escalation†map pack, which made its debut on Xbox Live. And to help launch these additional maps, Williams and Evans faced off, along with media and Call of Duty developers.
Prior to their Grudge Match (which Deron’s team went on to win 4-2), I had a chance to talk with DWill and Tyreke about gaming, hoops and, of course, sneakers.
Zac Dubasik: How much time do each of you guys spend playing video games?
Deron: I haven’t played in a month because of my wrist surgery. But I play quite a bit. This is my late-night game. My kids don’t let me play during the day, so I play after games, and when we come back from road trips. I’m on it until like 3 or 4 in the morning.
Tyreke: [I don’t play] that much, but I play here and there. I’m not that good though. [laughs]
ZD: What is it about Call of Duty that you guys like so much?
Deron: I just like the game. I’ve tried a lot of games. Earlier on, I played Rainbow Six, and games like that. But this game just blows that stuff away. I’ve never been to war, but I think it’s pretty realistic, and the guns are pretty realistic. I shoot guns a lot, so I’ve shot a lot of the guns that are on the game, and I think that’s what I like about it.
words & interview // Zac Dubasik
photos // Katrin Auch for Activision
FULL INTERVIEW HERE
