Growing up, many NBA stars dream of running from NBA 2K21 MT this tube and into a huge stadium full of thousands of fans roaring. Possibly the only delight that may rival understanding your dream of making it into the pros would be to buy the latest version of NBA2K to see yourself at the video game that you played growing up. Even though it might appear insignificant, there's a sense of coming full circle. But not just one WNBA player had until recently. When NBA 2K20 was released in 2019, it was the first time the annual game -- that premiered in 1999 -- showcased WNBA players. Her predecessors did not get the opportunity to perform as themselves, but Washington Mystics wing Aerial Powers could not help but make a comparison when she first played herself. "This is most likely how the men feel when they get in the league and they get a chance to play themselves 2K," she said. "It is just surreal and can be pretty enjoyable."

"I would have never believed they'd implement girls into the match," Powers told USA TODAY Sports. Dallas Wings guard Allisha Gray has been playing 2K since Shaquille O'Neal graced the cover at 2005, and that she still has trouble believing that she is a part of it. "I never would have imagined seeing myself at a video game," Gray explained. Alexis Jones, who was waived by the Atlanta Dream in August, has consistently enjoyed making her very own player on 2K and will mold his match after her own. This is going to be the first year she won't need to make herself in the image of a man.

"That has been my fantasy come true, I don't know about everybody else," Jones said. "I know that's one thing I always dreamed of as a little woman -- to be in a 2K game. This opportunity to create yourself and build yourself as well as a girl is dope." The significance of building your own WNBA player can not be overstated, particularly for young women who hope to play basketball or are only fans of this game. "I think that it's astonishing that little girls can grow up and actually play the game and understand that they can have the very same goals and accomplishments as guys," Jones said. Powers echoed the sentiment and how significant representation is for young ladies. She also wants to see more progression with women in the video game business in general.

Powers flows and plays video games on Twitch and has become especially active in gaming since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. She even hosted an all-female 2K tournament in October that included a 30-minute opening musical group by Grammy Award Winning artist DJ Jazzy Jeff. The flow garnered over 26,000 viewers. The 2019 WNBA winner says if she plays video games she is sometimes met with misogynistic messages from different users, and she hopes that new modes like"The W" will make it much easier for women playing video games. "It sort of gives the younger women a good look and says,'Hey, it's fine to Buy NBA 2K21 MT Coins be a female, like basketball and want to playwith,' because I know a few of their male friends may have a different view," Powers explained. "But if you see the women from the game, it's like,'Hey, that is right.'"