After bullets tore apart his hand, Tim Anselimo didn't know if he'd ever continue his career in the NBA's 2K league. But as the second season approaches, he stands at the center of the Cleveland Cavaliers' squad.
In August, Tim Anselimo, 26, was one of those wounded during the Jacksonville shooting. Now he's returning to competition in the NBA 2K League. By Noah Smith March 29 at 8:06 AM “Am I gonna die? Just be honest with me.”
“Everything’s just a blur after that. Scrambling, trying to find cover, getting shot, trying to run out,” Anselimo told the Washington Post in a phone interview. “It causes that lump in the throat kind of feeling and brings back a lot of bad thoughts.”Only a few months earlier, Anselimo had bet it all on his esports career. He was selling used cars and decided to let his license expire, in anticipation of being drafted by a team in the new NBA 2K League.
“He was an individual that I really respected in terms of overall basketball IQ and overall passion for the game and dedication," said Anthony Muraco, GM of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ team, Cavs Legion."He’s one of those guys, you could always catch him watching film, whatever he could do to make his team better. He absolutely dominated us in all facets of the game.”
One of the joints in his thumb was completely shattered. The surgeon had to fuse it back together using a variety of methods, including a plate, cadaver bones and screws. For Anselimo, the following days were filled with doctor appointments and wound care treatments for the gunshots in his chest and hip. The latest version of NBA 2K was also released around that time, which Anselimo tried to play less than two weeks after being shot.
Despite these setbacks, Anselimo remembers telling his family, and especially his mom, that he was not going to give up.“I’m not going let this stop me, there is no way I could just stop doing what I love, and have fun doing, and something that’s growing so rapidly, and I want to be a part of it,” he recalls saying.As he battled back against those feelings, Anselimo says he has “fueled by doubt,” referring to the Bucks letting him go and, what he sees as them losing faith in him.
One month after being shot three times, Anselimo was drafted third overall in the NBA 2K League’s expansion draft. The Minnesota Timberwolves, who picked him, quickly traded him to Cleveland.
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