This season’s NBA All-Star voting will be sponsored by, and in part conducted by, Google. The league announced a new multi-year agreement that begins with the opening of voting on...
Sacramento has never hosted the NBA All-Star game, but the Kings have high hopes of doing so in the future because of their new arena — the Golden 1 Center. The team is bidding for Sacramento to host either All-Star weekend in 2022 or 2023, and in order to set the bid apart from others, […]
The NBA on TNT VR app has been launched in advance of the NBA All-Star Weekend, as the festivities in Los Angeles will be streamed in live virtual reality to kick off a slate of weekly games involving playoff contenders offered in VR. Intel True VR is providing the virtual reality for those with Samsung […]
NBA All-Star voting begins on the NBA app and NBA.com beginning Dec. 21, and starting on Christmas before five marquee games tip off, there will be voting via Amazon Alexa for the first time. The user must have an Alexa-enabled device, enable the “NBA All-Star” skill, say “Alexa, open NBA All-Star,” and then request to […]
It’s been a busy week in the sports technology world and there will be even more to watch for this weekend. On Saturday, NHL fans can experience game action in virtual reality. Sunday, NBA fans can chat about their favorite stars in a new visual way. Plus, virtual reality ping pong is now a thing. This […]