Steven Adams — lovable, charismatic big man for the Oklahoma City Thunder — isn’t really that much of a fantasy sports fan. “I’m not a sports guy, mate, just more games,” Adams told TMZ. “I’m more of a nerd.” Adams’ favorite genre of video game seems to be that of the multiplayer, online battle arena […]
NEW YORK — For the New York Mets, the path to the team’s involvement in esports began in some ways with a bond formed decades ago. “Bobby Kotick, the CEO of Activision, is middle school friends with Jeff Wilpon,” Wes Engram, the Mets’ vice president of corporate partnership & sales, noted at the NSF Summer […]
CAMDEN, N.J. — The Philadelphia 76ers have hopped on the startup accelerator bandwagon, and a budding esports company is coming along for the ride. On Tuesday, the Sixers officially opened the Sixers Innovation Lab Crafted By Kimball, a well-outfitted, 8,000-square-foot space at their massive business operations and training complex across the Delaware River from their […]
Former NBA commissioner David Stern has been a vocal proponent of esports for quite some time. From his assertions that “of course” esports is a sport to his investment into fantasy esports site AlphaDraft during its $5 million seed funding, Stern has repeatedly shown support for the industry in the past. Stern knows a thing […]
LOS ANGELES — Rodger Saffold — veteran offensive lineman for the Los Angeles Rams — moonlights as the owner of Rise Nation, a professional Call of Duty esports organization. At Variety’s Sports and Entertainment Summit, he spoke on the dualities and similarities between the two sports — and yes, Saffold considers esports a sport — […]