The NBA will become the first professional sports league to offer a regular schedule of live games delivered in virtual reality. NBA Digital has announced a multiyear partnership with NextVR that includes live streaming at least one NBA LEAGUE PASS game per week during the upcoming regular season. A regular schedule of virtual reality games is […]
The Golden 1 Center, the new home arena of the Sacramento Kings, became the first indoor venue in the world to be certified as LEED Platinum — the highest level of recognition for environmentally conscious buildings. The Golden 1 Center earned the highest score for a sports venue in the LEED program, according AECOM, which […]
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The Sacramento Kings are known as one of the more forward-thinking NBA franchises, having been the first team in all of professional sports to offer bitcoin payment in early 2014. They also became the first organization to stream a game via Google Glass. Now, they are stretching the technology envelope even further as the team […]
There has been a lot of excitement about the opportunity for Virtual Reality (VR) in sports. Rarely a week goes by without reports of a new sports team, athlete or league exploring how they can use the technology. Across training, live event broadcasts and fan engagement there are a range of compelling ways VR can […]
