Last September, the Philadelphia 76ers became the first U.S. professional sports franchise to fully integrate itself into eSports following its majority stake purchase of Team Dignitas and Team Apex, eventually merging both under the Dignitas name. At the time, Dignitas had one of the top Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams, which had just qualified for the […]
After becoming the first U.S. professional sports team to purchase eSports franchises earlier this fall, the Philadelphia 76ers have already started cross-promotion with Team Dignitas. During the first week of December, the 76ers first displayed the Team Dignitas logo at half court of the Wells Fargo Center. 13 years ago we started out as a Battlefield […]
The Philadelphia 76ers announced on Monday its entry into the eSports arena, the first for a U.S. professional sports franchise. Along with venture capital firm NextEquity, the 76ers purchased a majority stake in eSports franchises Team Dignitas and Team Apex, a deal that was worth between $7 million and $15 million according to Forbes. The two […]
