Ki Ingram, also known as “Splashy,” is a Jazz Gaming NBA 2K all-star. Splashy has made a name for himself as the starting point guard, both on the court and off.
When Splashy first started, he didn’t know anyone in the 2K community, so he didn’t have anyone to help him build his platform. He had no choice but to do it himself.
The NBA 2K League made its debut in 2018. A family member told him the following year that if he didn’t “make it” in three years, he needed to move on and get a real job. Splashy was not selected in 2019, but Jazz Gaming selected him as the 10th overall pick in 2020. From there, it was all uphill.
Splashy scored 31.5 points per game, dished out 9.8 assists per game, and was named a 2K League all-star in the 2021 regular season, his second in the league. The Jazz finished second in the 2021 season.
Splashy has a lot more going for him than just the league—cultivating his own fan base. Splashy’s personal accounts, @SplashEdition, have over 18,400 Twitch followers, 3,700 YouTube subscribers, and 11,400 Twitter followers.
Splashy has a loyal following and has cemented his place as an NBA 2K League star for years to come. Last spring, he also finished second in the NBA 2K21 MyTeam Unlimited $250K Tournament, earning him a $50,000 prize. He would have won the $200,000 grand prize if he had won the tournament.
Splashy’s other motivation is to disprove the opinions of others. He couldn’t do it on a professional basketball court, but the virtual one is a different story.
Splashy played high school basketball and saw some of the area’s top talent in recent years, including NBA Champion Kevon Looney and first-round draft picks Tyler Herro and Jordan Poole. He realized he wouldn’t make it big in professional basketball at 5-foot-7.
Splashy says, “I love proving people wrong.” “It’s probably my favorite thing on the planet to prove people wrong… There are still a lot of people who don’t believe in me.”
Splashy believes he still has a lot of room to grow. Video game streamers on games like Fortnite and League of Legends have attracted hundreds of thousands of viewers in a single stream, and the NBA 2K audience is no exception.
Splashy believes his personal audience will grow in the short term. In the long run, more people will notice the 2K League, but he’s not in a hurry.
