Chiquita Evans made history at the NBA2KLeagueDraft and helped break some barriers in the esports world. (via loung_s)
that the 2K League was looking to help resolve some of these issues with a “task force” that would come together and create a pool of female participants for the 2019 draft.
“So, as a result, this year when we thought about our tryout process we wanted to make sure, when we looked at the analytics, how good someone did when they had the ball in their hands. What they could control, how good were they, how big an impact on the game did they have when the ball was in their hand.”
That only two women made the cut could be seen as problematic but seeing as one actually made it into the league is still forward progress. To say Evans faced hurdles on her path to the 2K League would be an understatement. Facing doubters and blatant disrespect because of her gender along the way, she didn’t allow this persecution to lead her astray.
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