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 […]
The Dallas Mavericks are one of the 17 NBA teams that are expanding into esports with tryouts for the inaugural season of the NBA 2K League set to begin in January. As NBA teams around the country continue to embrace esports, the Mavericks have partnered with HyperX, which becomes the official gaming headset partner of the […]
Twitch has announced that NBA G League games will stream on the social video service that’s better known as a community for esports and gamers. As a research and development arm of the NBA, the NBA G League will bring live sports to Twitch beginning on Friday and enable its players — young NBA hopefuls […]
NEW YORK — The NBA and Twitter unveiled a direct message bot to provide fans with news, scores, schedules, video highlights and livestream programming. Upon sliding into the NBA’s DMs, users are prompted with a menu of easy-access options in an experience that can be personalized for one’s favorite team. Among the videos offered are […]
When Nike unveiled its connected NBA jersey with a radio-frequency chip embedded in the tag, the sporting apparel behemoth promised exclusive content and experiences that varied by jersey. The first batch is now available with exclusive playlists for all 30 teams through the new jerseys and the NikeConnect app, while a LeBron James-crafted playlist is […]