Lillard, Gronkowski to appear in WWE 2K Battlegrounds

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard and Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski are being added as playable characters in WWE 2K Battlegrounds.

Lillard will be featured in the video game as "Laheem Lillard" beginning next month, while Gronkowski - dubbed "Gronkster" - will be added Tuesday.

Ready to get dribbled and dunked around the ring? Laheem (@Dame_Lillard) is coming to #WWE2KBattlegrounds this December! damianlillard pic.twitter.com/g51H6z2e79
— WWE 2K Battlegrounds (@2KBattlegrounds) November 23, 2020

.@RobGronkowski and @Dame_Lillard will be playable characters in WWE 2K Battlegrounds:

Tentative release dates:
Gronkster (Nov 24)
Laheem Lillard (Dec 2) pic.twitter.com/XZepa6fxLv
— ᴀʀᴅᴀ Öᴄᴀʟ (@Arda) November 23, 2020

Both athletes have connections to the WWE universe. Gronkowski hosted WrestleMania 36 earlier this year and won the WWE 24/7 Championship at the event, while Lillard - a big wrestling fan - recently honored WWE legend Ric Flair with a new version of his signature sneaker.