During the recent NBA Cup, TNT Sports partnered with the makers of the NBA 2K video game for alternate broadcasts ... what this very specific broadcast could use most from someone in the host ...

“Alternate telecasts have been a core part of our efforts to elevate the live game viewing experience for fans on NBA League Pass for years,” Sara Zuckert, the NBA's head of Next Gen ...

It is the first time NBC has done an alternate broadcast of ... times when animations from the video game — such as touchdown celebrations — will be used instead of live action.