The Chicago Bulls went all out in revealing its 2023-2024 schedule by doing so by way of an incredible customized Game Boy Pokemon tribute that includes a number of the NBA’s largest stars.
The video, which you’ll see under, stars Chicago Bulls mascot Benny the Bull and sees him using a motorbike round a model of Chicago that appears in line visually with Pokemon Red/Blue’s Pallet Town. Chicago’s “fitness center” is the United Center, and Benny enters it and the reveals of the Bulls’ largest upcoming opponents start.
Our schedule is right here! Meet us within the fitness center ?@ATT | #BullsNation pic.twitter.com/WVLcZi8ByV
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) August 17, 2023
First up is San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg “Coach Pop” Popovich and Victor “Wemby” Wembanyama. Wembanyama, who was the primary choose on this 12 months’s draft, is so tall you solely see him from the waist down. Benny rapidly takes him down through the use of Popcorn Dump and it is proven the Bulls will host the Spurs on December 21.
Next up, after Benny restores a few of his well being by consuming popcorn, one other character says, “We play in Cleveland on 1/15. In case you have been planning a trip…”
Benny then runs into the NBA Schedule Master, who battles with not solely the Denver Nugget’s Nikola “The Joker” Jokic, but in addition LeBron “Bron” James of the Los Angeles Lakers. After a tricky battle that noticed Benny swap out for Zach “Flight 8” LaVine and DeMar “Deebo” DeRozan, it’s unveiled that the Bulls will face the reigning champs on December 12 and the Lakers on December 20.
After successful, the NBA Schedule Master provides Benny the Bulls schedule and it’s proven rapidly on display.
There are so many enjoyable Easter Eggs to seek out within the video, from the strikes of the gamers (like LeBron’s Chalk Toss) to championship trophies on the court docket and a goat that represents Michael Jordan as the best of all time.
There have been different intelligent schedule reveals from different NBA groups, together with a hilarious one from the Brooklyn Nets involving random individuals with little basketball data attempting to guess what group logos are.
For extra from the world of basketball and Pokemon, take a look at the newest NBA 2K24 gameplay trailer and all of the information from the newest Pokemon Presents.
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