NEW YORK — Turner president David Levy told the story Tuesday of how he first came across eSports. Levy recalled at Leaders’ Sport Business Summit that a few years ago, he knocked on the door of the room of one of his son’s only to find that he didn’t answer because he was wearing headphones while […]
North American eSports organization Cloud9 announced on Tuesday a Series A round of funding, one that includes San Francisco Giants outfielder Hunter Pence, NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana and NBA center Andrew Bogut. Pence, who is an avid gamer himself and has a Twitch channel, joined other sports figures like Golden State Warriors co-owner […]
NEW YORK — NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said Tuesday he could see the league eventually hosting an eSports hockey league competition. “We envision something that would augment a fan’s affinity to his team because ultimately I could envision a league-wide competition where each club runs a competition to see who will be represented in the equivalent […]
The new NBA 2K eLeague won’t officially debut until 2018 but some franchises are starting to announce either their selection by the league office or intention to participate in the eSports league. According to Dave Hopkinson, Chief Commercial Officer at Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, the Toronto Raptors “intend to participate” and be one of the […]
The Sacramento Kings, who have one of the most technologically advanced arenas in the league in the Golden 1 Center and are one of the most technologically innovative teams, are hosting Tech Night on Wednesday. Tech Night, which will be held during the Kings’ game against the Milwaukee Bucks, will feature innovations presented by teams […]
