ATLANTA — The Atlanta Hawks’ DeAndre’ Bembry and Thabo Sefolosha were among the first NBA players to ever record using the Snapchat Spectacles on an NBA floor when they did so during pre-game warmups in two separate games last month. In an effort “to do something special,” in Bembry’s words, the Hawks’ social media team asked […]
Last week at F8, Facebook reinforced its commitment to bot development in Messenger — and the Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors have jumped on board. The Kings released a 2.0 update to its Facebook Messenger bot, while the Warriors revealed its first version just in time for the NBA playoffs. Get The Latest NBA […]
Instead of Cleveland Cavaliers fans just watching the video board at Quicken Loans Arena, they can now interact with it throughout the NBA Playoffs via a virtual pop-a-shot feature. As part of a pre-existing relationship with Pittsburgh-based mobile app and software developer YinzCam, which has built and hosts 23 of the league’s team apps, the Cavaliers […]
Former NBA Commissioner David Stern won’t submit to using the word “disruption” when it comes to the latest technology company that he has invested in and is also advising. With the newly-launched live streaming platform SportsCastr.Live, which includes other investors like Washington Redskins tight end Vernon Davis and Syracuse men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim, Stern utilized […]
The NBA and NextVR completed the first season of regularly scheduled broadcasts of live games in virtual reality last week, providing access to virtual courtside seats to fans around the world. After the groundbreaking first season, what’s next in the collaboration between the NBA and NextVR could make the VR experience for watching games even more […]
