NBA Turbo Atlantic Division

Here are the fighters from the Atlantic Division:

Philadelphia 76ers - Balrog

             
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Balrog made sense for Philly since he's a boxer and "Rocky", the most famous boxing movie of all time, takes place there.  My attempt to draw Sylvester Stallone ended up looking more like Oliver Platt in drag but what are you going to do...

Boston Celtics - Ryu

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I drew Paul Pierce as Ryu for last year's Playoffs.  The Celtics are one of the original NBA teams still playing today so it made sense to draw them as the quintessential character from Street Fighter. 

New York Knicks - Fei Long

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Jeremy Lin's rise to stardom couldn't have come at a better time.  I decided to pair him up with one of the most badass Asian characters in the game, tattooing the Knicks logo on his chest and shortening his pants to knickerbocker length.  Easy!

Toronto Raptors - Abel

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With the Raptors being the only Canadian team in the NBA I decided to go after that aspect.  Abel is not Canadian but he is French, which is close enough as far as I'm concerned.  It was happy coincidence that the Raptor's star Center, Andrea Bargini, looks like Abel.  Sort of...

New Jersey Nets - Seth

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I was really scraping the bottom of the barrel by the time I got to the Nets.  I thought that the Yin-Yang symbol on his stomach was easily replaced with the Net's logo and added Deron William's face in an attempt to strengthen the mix.