This past Friday, the NBA announced that highlights from the Foot Locker Three-Point Contest, the Sprite Slam Dunk, the Slam Dunk practice, and the All-Star Game will be captured in virtual reality (stay tuned for highlights to be released). The highlights will be available through Samsung’s Milk VR in the near future, giving fans a […]
In the first quarter of every year, the most anticipated sporting events take place, be it the NCAA’s College Football Playoff Championship, Super Bowl, NHL All-Star Game, NBA All-Star Game, et al. In the same first quarter, these enterprises share an underlying aspect that spurs business growth: analytics. The major players in this segment have […]
The National Basketball Association is a league that has utilized technology and statistics to change the way the game is understood and enjoyed. In fact, the NBA was actually the first major American sports league to invest heavily in player-tracking technology. The catwalks of every NBA arena contain six SportVU cameras to track the moves […]
In theory, an NBA All-Star Game is every fan’s dream. The best players in the league lining up head-to-head, and duking it out in a spectacular display of athleticism and inspired competition. Big names, bright lights, and bragging rights, a sporting paradise. As we all know, this could not be further from reality in professional […]
Barclays Center has been the home of the Brooklyn Nets since the 2012-2013 NBA season. The New York Islanders will begin playing their home games there during the 2015-2016 season. Barclays Center is also host to a number of pre- and post-season college basketball tournaments; and it recently surpassed Madison Square Garden as the stadium […]
