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Candace Parker and Aliyah Boston Weigh In on NBA 2K26 Clip of Caitlin Clark Dunking on LeBron James

A viral NBA 2K26 trailer spotlights cross‑league novelty, renewing worries about realism and player likeness.

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Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever (R) celebrates at the conclusion of the game against the Chicago Sky
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Overview

  • The August 20 episode of the Post Moves podcast featured Parker calling the clip "awful" and joking that LeBron James' PR team should pull it, as Boston laughed and said the Fever would face the Lakers in-game.
  • The promotional video shows Clark dunking over James and standing above him, a sequence observers note is implausible given their size difference and Clark’s lack of recorded dunks.
  • NBA 2K26 introduces a mode that lets users field NBA and WNBA athletes together, which developers frame as fan wish‑fulfillment backed by in‑game balancing through attributes and badges.
  • Players have welcomed the crossover feature, with A'ja Wilson expressing surprise on social media and Boston eager to recreate on‑court chemistry with Clark in the virtual setting.
  • Parker and Boston also revisited past 2K likeness issues, citing Lexie Hull’s 2K25 scan as an example and pressing for better representation in the new release.