Chris Smoove

About

Chris Smoove is an American YouTuber, known for his NBA 2K video content. On YouTube, he is a pioneer of gameplay and commentary videos, particularly for the NBA 2K series of which he is widely considered as one of, if not the most popular content creator.

From South Florida, Smoove is best known for his YouTube videos, having joined the platform in 2006, originally under the name “Smoove7182954”. He later changed his YouTube name to “Chris Smoove”. In February 2008, he uploaded his first video–a short clip of a spin and jump move in NBA 2K. Though he has also uploaded Call of Duty, FIFA, and Watch Dogs videos, he gained most of his following through NBA 2K videos. The 2K game series introduced its “MyCareer” mode in NBA 2K10; a community of players creating videos revolving around their MyCareer play-throughs ensued. Smoove was an early creator in the NBA 2K community on YouTube, becoming one of the genre’s biggest. Writing for Bleacher Report, Brian Mazique described Smoove as “a simulation style gamer that runs set plays, and brings a solid blend of real basketball knowledge and an understanding of how that should be translated in a video game”. Mazique also…