To everyone asking if this is fake, I understand your confusion but this is somehow real

When I hear these lines, all I see in my head is NBA players tracing their fingers on their scripts

0:45 Dion Waiters... Whohathoulikeayungbuclikucudaculydurigttinanavoidgethissorrybuin(get cuts off) Sounlikawibroerindilegtuwinn

0:48 "who have thought?" - Dion Waiters greatest philosopher of all time

Eric Gordon gets an A+. That school play energy

It's like the 2k devs were scared to tell them to retry

This reminds me of highschool where everyone was assigned a character in the literature textbook short stories and we would all lifelessly read their lines.

1:54, Dion once again stars with this "Or Not?". Such a well delivered line, highlighting the mystic nature of his character

0:50 What makes it hilarious is how the animators still lip synced everything faithfully, including the long vacant pauses, which they augmented with blank facial expressions to make it more convincing.

2:20 How I sound in my head 2:30 How I actually sound

2K: have you ever had a normal human conversation? Players: No 2K: good

2:54 “That was sweets to see.” One of my favorite things to say even after all these years lol

any time i hear Dion ponder the question "Who have thought?" I cry laughing

“Who a thought a young buck like you could havskdbfkdidodbdjdodhd”-Dion Waiters

Dion so bad they had to make the player cut him off while he was talking

The audio editors of the game had to be cracking up when making this

0:47 gotta be the most awkward interaction of all time

0:50 dude having a hard time reading lol

"Who have thought?" --Dion Waiters, greatest philosopher of our time

Under-appeciated in all this is the way jerseys yank downwards at 1:08 and 2:19, when a cutscene responds to a player's choice. The voice acting is platinum tier, but that clothing rigging is also 10/10.

2:35 BRO AINT NO WAY 2k WROTE THIS AND THOUGHT "Yeaaahh this is the heat!"

2:26 lmfaoooo “Shaq” getting all heated with this Denzel Washington level acting just for markieff to deliver his lines like he just woke up

0:47 Dion Waiters sounds like a great value 50 cent

Dion sounds like 50 cent struggling to read a book lol

Eric Gordon went for corny anchorman… And he killed it! 😂

Can dion read? Seems like he's really struggling to say his lines

1:19 “hanner yerr bennith”

I used to work for the Celtics. Every night they did little videos featuring the players saying their favorite stuff. I was like “these dudes can’t even read” that’s when Gordon Hayward was in the team. You’d be talking to the players before the game on the sneak, and after a conversation be like “I regret that shxt and I feel like I just lost brain cells”

1:53 Dion Waiters sounding like Jimmy from South Park 💀

1:32-1:40 he was staring hard at that script

Dion’s overdose on edibles basically explains this lmao

1:49 you can tell he really tried for this one

Theres something amazing about how eric gordon gave an award level performance compared to everyone else just by being understandable lmao

0:55 I love how Dion Waiters couldn’t finish his line fast enough so they just talk over him

1:19 - 'Handle your binnith'

I kept expecting most of them to end the scene with "... and that is my book report."

As hilarious as this is, you gotta give props to the guy at 2:20 for that performance. He really cast his pearls before swine.

Eric Gordon reads like he’s telling a story to a 1st grade class. Gotta respect a little bit of life in his voice.

2:19 It's so much funnier when you hear someone give a genuine effort in their line delivery and then get a lifeless phoned in response immediately after.

I love how the physics on their shirts reset every time the game pauses for a dialogue choice

0:48 I tried so hard not to laugh at Dion Walters voice.🤣

Dion sounds like he just got his wisdom teeth pulled😂😂

0:55 Cutting off the special ed kid, rude.

Why do they all sound like the teacher called on them to read out loud for the class? 😂

Incredible to think that these were the best takes. Imagine how incomprehensible the others must've been!

How tf did they release the game like this 💀

Someone on twitter said it’s a popcorn reading session 😂.

Mfs sound like they’re struggling to read 😂

2:19 good voice acting jumpscare

This sounds like if concussions and long-term sports injuries had a voice.

When you’re popcorn reading and you pick the kid that can’t read 0:47

I just love how much variety there is. There's the guys who really tried and actually nailed it, there's the guys who really tried and just didn't have it in them, and then there's the guys with second grade literacy skills reading directly off the script with their finger

I come back to this video every year

The fact that the producers felt like this was acceptable is absolutely insane lmao.

2:39 I literally got shocked that it was someone in frame saying those lines. I could've sworn it was a person trying to voice an announcer

"You're right. He's right." Engraved on my tombstone

Dion Waiters never got hooked on phonics...

2:20 that voice acting skill level drop gave me the same sensation you get when an elevator starts to move.

2:30 when you eat at a really good seafood place

1:31 my eyes are up here Al

Some characters sound like they have wisdom teeth growing from under their swollen gums, some sound like they got drowsy after their cough syrup addiction.

Dion talks just how his 2k model looks 😂💀

0:55 I love how he interrupts Dion Waiters like "I'll be damned if I have to wait for you to finish your sentence."

0:09 ''And the results will take. Care of themselves.''

Some of them can't read, there's no other way.

0:48 dion: who have thought? dude: bout what? dion: that a young buck like you coul -ctully... do the right thing and avoid gettin.. his sorr- dude: our teammates holding me back told me to chill dion: ....... sound like a wise fella .. to win in this league. you need all hands on deck in this league. good ca- game: stfu real quick dude: the ref shouldve checked himself! he was trash all night! dion: the only thing we can control there is ours.. elf foget da ref da fan even opponent everytin innipinni- dude: *walks away*

2:28 *Shaq already a half mile away* That’s the kinda shellfish ness I’m talking about

American education system : Pass athletic students along. Give them the coaches' classes. Coach over looks acedemics. Then the coach can say they taught a professional NBA player. Meanwhile that same coach will flunk you for not understanding the vague symbolism in The Great Gatsby.

2:36 if you from chuggaaconroy this is the moment

1:47 I love that he added some tone in the end there like he's actually trying.

Bruh 2:38 was so bad that I thought it was a narrator until I noticed he's actually talking to you

I love Eric Gordon seems to get shy after his lines

“Who have thought” that is the quote of all time

Eric Gordon sounds like Dave Chappell doing a white guy impression

0:00 *smacks lips* alright

0:51 bro has something in his mouth

So glad the devs kept this in

2:30 "That's the kinda shellfish I'm talkin' bout!"

0:32 “Thats right we all have that attitude” *says it with no attitude or emotion at all*

The new Ada Wong voice actor in the Resident Evil 4 Remake reminded me of this gem

2:30 when you’re at a restaurant and order some really good lobster

2:00 The myPlayer “man Whatchu talkin bout” was the appropriate response to whatever tf that was

Thats what happens when you draft player out of high schools that didnt attend their lessons and can barely read the scripts

Let's all thank Dunkey for bringing us to this masterclass in video game voice acting

So you’re telling me 2k reviewed these recordings and placed them in the game.

You can tell they did all these in one take lmao

They were like: "oh shit, the game releases tomorrow and we still don't have any voice lines, we need to ask the cleaners to record something!

You know, them being athletes in tip top shape, they sure are running out of breath a lot.

0:17 Al Jefferson: "okay?" Subtitles: "Aiiiiight?"

1:25 "The players on the other hand are gonna reserve (**deep sigh**) ...judgement."

The Dion waiters one never gets old 😭😭

i think the first guy talking never learned about plurals in grade 2

2:39 I remember someone said that he sounds like Dave Chappelle impersonating a white guy 😭😭

my player: “BOY GET OUTTA MY FACE!” markieff: “that’s the kind of selfishness i’m talking about”

Thank you so much Dunkey. This truly is the greatest acting I’ve ever laid eyes on.

"At the end of the day, it's not about the money, the nice hotels and the private jets." Riiggggghhhht.

Imagine if people actually talked to each other like this

0:45 "Who had thought?" "About what?" "That a young buck like you could actually do the right right thing and avoid getting his sorry "I had" b"a team"utt kick"mate hold me"ed in the gam"Back"e." Told me to chill.

"We gotta get this train back on track" The most emotional heartfelt line in a video game ever

They sound like they genuinely have trouble reading sometimes