If you’re trying to find the correct Person of Interest choice in NBA 2K27 Chapter 7: Playing Favorites quest, you’re probably wondering who is actually behind the Locker Room Scandal. There will be multiple suspects that you can choose from, but it all depends on whether there is any motive that would allow the person to commit such an act. In this guide, we’ll tell you who the correct choice is and what happens after you make your decision.
NBA 2K27 Person of Interest Correct Choice – Trace
Your first suspect is Ethan. He is frustrated because he did not get the job, and he does not appear to be a fan of Diego either. There is also Gio. He did not appear to be too pleased with the hiring process, and he became increasingly anxious as we continued questioning him.
Hunter is also an option. He could have possibly created the stories himself. He gave us some weird details about college, and he is getting an enormous amount of interaction from his videos, which gives him yet another motive.
Then there’s Trace. He has both the motive and the opportunity to reveal the story, considering that he’s one of the few others who has to work alongside Coach Diego. But Annie had mentioned that Trace isn’t the one behind the leak.
It seems that out of all these suspects, at least they have some motives for the leak. Based on all this, we finally get a sense of what could be the truth. Select Trace from the list of suspects to move on with the rest of the quest.
Once you reach this point, you’ll get another talk before the truth comes out. You’ll bump into Randy and Trace, and after some conversation, you can finally face the person whom you think is responsible for the Locker Room Scandal.
Master Detective Achievement in NBA 2K27
After all the investigation into the suspects, you will finally talk to Trace regarding the Locker Room Scandal. Let Trace know that you have already looked into it, and you are aware that he was involved in the leak. Trace tells you that he talked to Hunter but did not mean for anything bad to happen.
It turns out that Trace was just trying to make Hunter think that he and Trace are starting to become good friends. At the same time he was talking to Hunter, he told him that he thinks that Coach Diego pays a lot of attention to some of the players, including himself.
Trace says that he was just frustrated because playing in the NBA is probably his only way of proving something in life, and he was tired of waiting for an opportunity that would never come. But he now realises that it was a big mistake to tell this information to a reporter since he was just venting at that time.
It is also evident from the discussion that Trace has attempted to fix things by meeting up with Hunter one more time. He said that he was forced to make such statements since he felt that the team had the ability to become champions. It turns out that Hunter took Trace’s statement the wrong way by making Trace sound like he didn’t believe that the team could reach their full potential under the supervision of Coach Diego.
Now it is time to let Trace know that he has made a mistake by putting his trust in Hunter. If Trace and you want to do business together, then there needs to be some trust between the two of you. Trace recognises that he has made a mistake and wonders if there is any way to fix things. It seems that there is a solution as long as the two of you have an honest talk with Coach Diego. After the cinematic ends, you will get the Master Detective Achievement.
Playing Favourites Quest Ending Cinematic
Trace apologises to Coach Diego over the misunderstanding. He confesses that he knew very well that whatever he told the reporters would be published someday. Coach Diego accepts the apology from Trace but tells him that he needs to be cautious while talking to the media. Coach Diego, however, worries about another issue: that Trace really felt that he was not getting enough attention from him.
According to Trace, there were some moments when he felt like Coach Diego was paying more attention to others than to him. Diego confesses that it is a justified critique because each one of his players should feel like a priority and be paid full attention. In turn, Trace continues by saying that paranoia set in once he joined the league as barely qualified. He was quite frustrated and decided to vent his anger on the wrong person.
You also point out that now that you’re in the NBA, you have to be careful about who you trust. As everybody owns camera phones nowadays, we never know what will happen if we say something that can hurt someone else’s feelings. Coach Diego confesses that it is important to keep in mind, especially for inexperienced players. He understands that Trace did not mean any harm and encourages all players to come to him whenever they need a chat.
In turn, Trace promises that from now on he will be speaking freely only during press conferences. Finally, this puts an end to the mystery connected with the Locker Room Scandal and concludes the Playing Favourites quest.
