“Cowboys never die.”
Blizzard Entertainment has revealed a brand-new collaboration. This time, it's with basketball player Luka Dončić of the Los Angeles Lakers and the National Basketball Association (NBA). Here's what we know about this Overwatch 2 Luka Dončić collaboration so far.
Overwatch 2 Luka Dončić collaboration
On social media, the LukaDonkicks account posted a photo featuring a giant billboard as part of the collaboration. The text on the billboard indicates that it's a collaboration featuring the Stadium game mode. Meanwhile, one side of the billboard features Cole Cassidy while the other shows the basketball player's own face. There's also some text in the middle of the promotional piece that translates to "cowboys never die."
"Waiting for Luka Dončić when he arrives in Poland to begin, the account stated. “EuroBasket competition will be an advertisement for his favorite game, Overwatch.” The post added that folks in Los Angeles and Dallas should keep their eyes open today.
The official Overwatch 2 account gave fans a bit more detail about the collaboration as well. According to the post, players can soon earn exclusive rewards related to the NBA player. Folks can also try out his custom Overwatch 2 Stadium builds in Season 18.
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Why is Luka Dončić collaborating with Overwatch 2?
Back in May 2024, Luka Dončić shared his achievement of reaching the Top 500 rank as a tank player in Overwatch 2. Even before that, back in December 2022, he shared a video mentioning Roadhog, Hanzo, and Cassidy.
In terms of the choice of Cassidy in the promotional artwork we've seen so far, that's likely a nod to the player's time with the Dallas Mavericks before his trade to the Los Angeles Lakers back in February 2025.
When does the Overwatch Luka collaboration release?
According to an official post on X, Players can duke it out with Luka Dončić's Stadium builds once Overwatch 2 Season 18 arrives on Aug. 26.
That's all for now. Stick around on esports.gg for more Overwatch 2 news and updates!
