When the inaugural NBA 2K League hosts its first draft lottery in New York City on March 13, it’ll be borrowing from the same tactics used by the NBA for its official draft lottery. The first NBA 2K League Draft Lottery will use ping pong balls drawn in random order from the NBA’s official ball […]
HyperX, a maker of memory chips and other hardware for the video game market, announced a partnership on Wednesday with University of Kentucky Wildcats All-American basketball player and top NBA draft prospect De’Aaron Fox. If that sounds strange to you — it’s not. Fox is an avid gamer who counts NBA 2K, Call of Duty, […]
The following is an op-ed by Ram Shalev (MSc Eng. MBA). Ram is the CEO & Co-Founder of PhysiMax, an automated movement pattern analytics solution that provides difference-making insights for top pro-sports teams, D1 collegiate programs, youth academies and clinics. GMs, coaches, fans — in basketball, everyone strives to find the next superstar. The need […]
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The NBA has always move quickly when it came to technology. They embraced replay when other major sports leagues continue to have trouble with blown calls in major games. They embraced YouTube to get their product on the devices of fans worldwide and they have shown a clear goal to grow the game globally and get its biggest stars overseas.
They now have also become the first major league to sign a technology partnership.
Bill Simmons had this unforgettable facial expression when David Stern announced Anthony Bennett as the Cleveland Cavaliers’ first overall selection in the 2013 NBA Draft. A lot of fans that follow the game closely can recall the top pick of any draft over the years. What is forgettable though, is just about every other player […]
