NBA Live has decided to honor the late great Nipsey Hussle by making him a playable character. Nipsey being a native of South Central California grew up a huge Lakers fan and frequently could be found courtside watching the purple and gold. Along with hanging out with athletes such as Odell Beckham Jr. or Hollywood legends like Denzel Washington, Nipsey also was a vital part of his community as told by theundefeated.com.
The relationship between the game and the Grammy Award-nominated Hussle was deep: He performed at halftime at the Staples Center; helped Russell Westbrook‘s foundation at Thanksgiving; partied with James Hardenand Baron Davis (and Odell Beckham Jr.); and refurbished, with Puma, a basketball court in his own beloved Crenshaw neighborhood.
Most indelible, though, are the many images of Hussle and his longtime partner, Lauren London, sitting courtside at Lakers games. They seemed a kind of royalty, yes, but more like good people who made good with their creative work — people who’d created a family with each other. In these troubled times, the couple modeled for us a deep, fun and glamorous love. And then Hussle would stand to chop it up with Denzel Washington, or some other legend.
Here’s how to unlock him according to www.vgr.com
Here’s a look at the Nipsey Hussle playable character you can achieve, but you’ll have to defeat his team in an outdoors game of five-on-five. Hussle’s character is a 90 overall shooting guard with Slasher player type and an Epic Quality level. Only the finest from Cali and that includes the team he’s rolling with.Hussle is bringing quite the squad for the battle too. His team features the likes of LeBron James, James Harden, and Kawhi Leonard to represent Cali from different teams. So give it a go in the coming days on Live to see if you can add him to your team.
Many were saddened by his tragic death but his energy and impact will be felt for generations to come. Rest in Power Nipsey.
Flip below to see a video of Nipsey in NBA Live 19 and let me know if you have played with him on the Twitter @SBReports706.
