Imagine your favorite movie ever. It doesn’t matter what it is — just imagine it.
Now, also, imagine your favorite NBA player. Or your favorite NBA team. Maybe your favorite player plays for that team.
Now, imagine smashing all of those things together into one. Your favorite NBA player is playing an NBA game that somehow looks exactly like a scene from your favorite movie. Wild, right? Right.
It’s apparently possible now thanks to a new AI feature from the NBA.
Adam Silver announced the new feature alongside Victor Wembanyama at an NBA presentation for All-Star weekend and, I’ve got to say, this has to be one of the weirdest things I’ve ever seen.
They turned a Jazz-Pacers game into…an Into the Spiderverse movie? Yeah, man. Weird.
Adam Silver and Wemby unveil NB-AI at NBA All-Star Tech Summit in Indy – now you can use your voice to activate “movie mode” and make a live NBA game look like your favorite film pic.twitter.com/NItNQSvyTC
— NBA (@NBA) February 16, 2024
It’s kind of cool, honestly? Way cooler than just inserting yourself into a highlight, for sure. But still, it’s super weird. I’m not sure I’ll ever use this. But, then again, it’s clearly not for me. This is something the kids are going to love.
That didn’t stop people online from roasting this, though. You knew this was coming, Adam. You knew it.
"can we get League Pass working better and without local market blackouts"
"… I think I heard 'can we make the Hawks game look more like Batman,' and the answer is yes!" https://t.co/2fO4aazjWa
— Dan Devine (@YourManDevine) February 16, 2024
us: hey guys can we maybe make league pass less glitchy
the NBA: wanna see draymond green turn into the green goblin mid-game https://t.co/wtfCxsLf27
— Molly Morrison (@mollyhannahm) February 16, 2024
NBA fans: please just use paint on the court to bring back the old playoffs and finals decals
Adam Silver: with our new corpse-desecrating technology, we can make NBA games look like something that no longer resembles a basketball game for some reason https://t.co/oJFiQCzvSK
— Velodus✨ (@velodus) February 16, 2024
I mean, could they just go and fix league pass?
Like, yeah I am sure there is possibly a place for this, but how about improving the actual viewing experience of the games being played before adding on to that?
LP is borderline unworkable and has been for **years**. https://t.co/NrZs2YGLNn
— Basketball Intelligence (@ticketrules) February 16, 2024
Bruh we just want league pass to be FUNCTIONAL 😭 https://t.co/jflHBuYhLk
— Tęrräñøvå (Overly Positive Pal) (@TerranovaNoah) February 16, 2024
Lol remember last year when the big tech announcement was being able to superimpose yourself into NBA highlights? Not a single thing came of that. I’d imagine the same for this, while league pass remains a garbage offering. https://t.co/tx7gXCZLab
— Anthony F. Irwin (@AnthonyIrwinLA) February 16, 2024
sorry, babe. i can't take out the recycling. i'm watching hornets-wizards set to the visual style of "MADAME WEB" https://t.co/T7sYLNh5Lr
— lukezim (@lukezim) February 16, 2024
Knock it off, Adam. https://t.co/zJDHE7NPrC
— Kacy Sager (@THESagerbomb) February 16, 2024
