Steven Adams predicts that the level of play in all sports will plummet when " Grand Theft Auto 6" is released.
During Houston Rockets 's media day, New Zealander center surprised by predicting that the level of play in the NBA, NFL and other leagues will plummet in November, the month of Grand Theft Auto 6's release. According to Adams, players, coaches and scouts will be distracted with the game, which arrives 13 years after GTA 5 , and performance is not expected to return to normal until December.
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The background: average day and general expectation
On Tuesday (September 22), Houston Rockets held its media day, marking the official start of the NBA's practice season.2026 It is the time of year when athletes appear in good shape after a summer of preparation, coaches arrive excited about their roster and press conferences almost always follow the same upbeat script.
New Zealand's center , however, completely escaped the script and became a topic in all leagues.
The forecast: November will be a month of "widespread collapse"
At the press conference, Adams warned that overall revenue from leagues including the NBA and NFL will "plummet" in November.
"I'll warn you: wait for November. The revenue of the league, all leagues... GTA is coming. Look at the NFL, look at all the leagues and see plummeting, bro. Only by the month of November will the income fall. Then it must come back, most boys will find a way, with luck they finish the game", fired Adams.
And he didn't stop at the players: "The coaches too, by the way. Coaches and scouts are going to be awful, bro. Only in November but should go back to normal in December".
Why Speech Gained Traction
Adams has been in the league long enough to know how big a part games have become of an athlete's routine.
One fact helps explain the size of the expectation: it has been 13 years since " GTA 5 " was released, in mid-September 2011.2013 As the previous game debuted at the beginning of the season, there is no way to compare NBA's revenue at the time of release.
What to watch from now on
The charm of Adams' prediction lies in the human element of sport: events off court or field affecting performance within them. Usually this applies to individual players; here, he bets on a widespread effect, even reaching technical committees.
The invitation remains for the fans: it's worth keeping an eye on November to see if there are really sloppy performances by American leagues, while players and coaches dive into the most anticipated game release of recent years and if everything really returns to normal in December, as the Rockets jersey predicts.
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