The next patch for NBA 2K16 — not its regular roster update, but a content update for the entire game — could be one that solely addresses one player: Stephen Curry, and the problem his real-world exploits pose to the balance of a video game.
Speaking to Bryan Wiedey in the latest Press Row Podcast, Visual Concepts' Scott O'Gallagher and Mike Wang tried to resolve Curry's once-in-a-generation talent without destroying the thing they and so many others have worked so hard to create. Curry is hitting a mind-boggling two-thirds of his shots from 28 to 50 feet — that's three feet behind the midcourt stripe — including this dazzler against Oklahoma City two weeks ago to cap a game that will be talked about for decades.
NBA 2K16 has a plan to keep Steph Curry from breaking the game — and we could all be the winner