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It's no secret that NBA 2K is quite popular with actual NBA stars. Might as well add Hassan Whiteside to the list.

Whiteside recently said in an interview that he lives by the motto "give myself the ball" when it comes toppling Take-Two Interactive's NBA video game. He just can't dunk.

Quote: Originally Posted by Hassan Whiteside via CBS Miami

Talking more NB2K, Hoch and Krantz wondered what Whiteside’s rating would be if he averaged 20 and 20 next season. My 2k rating has to be a 99 if I do that,” Whiteside said. “It’s like 81 or something now, I still can’t dunk. I’m doing fastbreak layups. My motto is I just give myself the ball every time.

Read the full interview here, and check out NBA 2K16 release information including the rumored release date.