NBA 2K champ TyDeBo has Xbox account hacked and gets locked out of $500k tournament
NBA 2K champion and YouTuber TyDeBo’s Xbox account was hacked, locking him out of competing in two 2K22 tournaments each with a prize pool of $250k.
TyDeBo is anNBA 2Kcontent creator and reigning 2K21MyTeamtournament champion.
Ty has been gearing up for this year’s 2K22 MyTeam events, of which there are two tournaments, one for Current-Gen and one for Next-Gen consoles each rocking a massive prize of $250,000.
Sadly, just a day before the event, his Xbox account was hacked leaving him scrambling to recover his MyTeam lineup.
NBA 2K champ’s account hacked during $250k tournament
TyDeBo shared on March 5 that his Xbox account was compromised, and was forced to forfeit the first of the two $250k tournaments.
The YouTuber was devastated that he couldn’t finish out the tourney, “This hurts…Having that opportunity that I’ve worked so hard for ripped away is something that words can’t explain. I love y’all.”
This hurts… Having that opportunity that I’ve worked so hard for ripped away is something that words can’t explain. I love y’all..
— Ty (@tydebo24)August 19, 2025
While he couldn’t complete the first event, he has held out hope to compete in the Next-Gen event on March 6, and an outcry of fans have asked 2K to make sure he can compete even if he can’t recover his hacked Xbox account.
One fan said, “Hopefully 2K comes up with a way to allow TyDeBoto play today. Anything other than that is wrong. There is no way we let a situation that is out of his control prevent him from being able to compete for life-changing money.”
Hopefully 2K comes up with a way to allow@tydebo24to play today. Anything other than that is wrong. There is no way we let a situation that is out of his control prevent him from being able to compete for life changing money. Todays tournament has not even begun yet. No excuses
— 𝓜𝓙𝓪𝔂𝓼 (@MJaysTV)July 25, 2025
2K has yet to respond to fans’ outcry to let Ty play in the tournament. We will update this article with more information when it becomes available.
