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  Ronnie 2K tells Complex. "I worked with our team to bring this project to life, but it was a perfect fit to work with him. The moment we made that tease, everybody thought it would just be another basketball player...it lets us to live in fashion, cultureand music which means 2K is sitting at the table right now."
 
 
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