NBA 2K22: How to complete the Return of Heroes Challenges

2K Sports launched two new mural challenges as part of NBA 2K22 Season 7. One is constructed entirely of players that must be obtained through packs or purchased through the Auction House, while the other Return of Heroes mural can be acquired. On June 2, 2K Sports released the new Challenges, allowing you to unlock 15 new players, including the 99 OVR Invincible Joel Embiid. Let's go through everything you need to know.

How to complete the Return of Heroes: Eastern and Western Conference Challenges

All of these Challenges can be found in the Challenges submenu under "Skills Challenge." Most of these will need you to achieve certain tasks while playing a game, however, the first two are a little more straightforward (though time-consuming). Both the Eastern and Western Conference Challenges require you to defeat all 15 teams in that Conference while deploying certain players and holding the opposition team to under 60 points. All of these games are set to All-Star difficulty, so the CPU shouldn't be too difficult at this stage. The problem is that you'll have to put together a roster of 10 players from a single team.

That game could be difficult if you don't have 10 quality players from one squad. Finding two players who can consistently hit threes and having them fill two of the places you don't need to fill with the Challenge team is a good idea. Then, using the most recent Magic playbook, do Quick Point 2. This almost always results in an easy, open three, making it simple to rack up the points. Then it's simply a matter of playing good defense. You'll get 98 OVR Galaxy Opal, R.J. Barrett if you finish the Eastern Conference, and 98 OVR Galaxy Opal Brandon Ingram if you finish the Western Conference.

How to complete Return of Heroes: Challenger Trials

This collection of trials is considerably more akin to the older 2K games' Spotlight Sims. You'll have to achieve various sets of objectives and earn a new player after each one is completed. Because some of these challenges are really challenging, we'll offer you the complete list first, followed by a few pointers for the more difficult ones. All of the Challenges are listed below, along with the rewards you'll receive for finishing them.

Challenge	Objective/Requirement	Reward
Blowout	Win the game by at least 20 points	98 OVR GO Russell Westbrook
Post Up Powerhouse	Make 15 shots from the post as a team	98 OVR GO Patrick Ewing
How Original	Win the game with all Original Owner cards	99 OVR DM Steve Nash
100	Score 100 points with a player	98 OVR GO Tyrese Haliburton
No Threes!	Win without letting the other team make a three-pointer	98 OVR GO Dejounte Murray
The Underdogs	Win using only point guards and record at least 1 block	99 OVR DM Bam Adebayo
My Ball!	Win without recording an assist	99 OVR DM Allen Iverson
Passing Perfectionist	Win without turning the ball over	99 OVR DM Chris Paul
He Doesn’t Miss!	Win the game while attempting only 7 shots as a team	98 OVR GO Chris Mullin
No Fouls Allowed	Win the game without committing a foul	99 OVR Donovan Mitchell
Dunks Only	Win the game and make at least 11 dunks as a team	99 OVR DM Shawn Kemp
MyTeam Heroes Showdown	Win the game using only Sapphires in your lineup	98 OVR GO Manute Bol

Because there are no lineup limits, the majority of these difficulties are rather simple. In addition, every game is on All-Star or lower, with the exception of the MyTeam Heroes Showdown. However, because a few of these can be challenging, we'll break down a few particular objectives and how to make them a little simpler.

• No Threes! - You'll need to pause the game at the beginning and modify your defensive settings for this. Make sure your AI players are set to keep close to their man so you don't have to worry about them drifting away and leaving someone vulnerable. Play good defense if everything else fails.

• The Underdogs - To gain blocks here, you'll need to utilize a PG, which could be difficult. If you can find someone like Arvydas Sabonis, however, you can make this relatively easy. Even if you can't purchase the 7-foot monster, you can obtain Spencer Dinwiddie from Playoff Rewards for free. He's 6'6′′ and has an 80 block rating, so he's a good free agent pick.

• No Fouls Allowed — Because fouls are partly luck-based, this one may take a few tries. However, because the team you're playing is bad, don't feel obligated to contest every shot.

• MyTeam Heroes Showdown - We hope you participated in the Zero Gravity challenge last season. If that's the case, this challenge should be a lot easier, considering the majority of the Sapphires and lower than 2K was handed away on a daily basis had been boosted to the moon. Otherwise, this challenge could be difficult. We recommend finding a few players with whom you can shoot and making the most of the Quick Point 2 from the current Magic playbook.

Some of these obstacles are, once again, difficult. Furthermore, some challenges, such as the no foul, no assist, and no turnover challenges, can feel a little more luck-based than you'd want. If you complete all of them, you'll unlock the Invincible version of Joel Embiid, who is presently the best power forward in the game.