The first PlaySight SmartCourt that was installed for basketball came at the Golden State Warriors’ practice facility — the ultimate laboratory for high-level hoops. The Israeli startup enables the Warriors to use its multi-angle, HD camera system to efficiently track practices and the data that comes from it in real-time. The time saved can be better […]
Milwaukee Bucks Co-owner and Co-chairman of Fortress Investment Group, Wesley Edens, is buying into the North American League of Legends Championship Series, according to a recent report from ESPN. Edens, 55, is reportedly purchasing Cloud9 Challenger’s LCS spot for $2.5 million, with four player contracts making up about $700,000. Sources didn’t tell ESPN what the […]
NextVR executive chairman Brad Allen isn’t sure how USA Today learned of the Warriors enlisting the company to create a virtual reality experience in order to help convince free agent Kevin Durant to come to Golden State But with NextVR’s role having been made public months ago, Allen spoke Wednesday at Business Insider’s IGNITION conference […]
Despite being below .500 less than 25 games into the NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers are leading the league in Twitter emojis mentions. Like with the NFL, which launched similar hashtag-triggered Twitter emojis prior to to the 2016-17 season, the NBA decided to roll out the same fan engagement tool with Twitter. The Lakers’ faithful […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — The Detroit Pistons are the latest professional U.S. sports team to leverage gamification in order to further engage fans. On Monday, the team officially rolled out a new game experience, dubbed “One-On-One with the Detroit Pistons,” becoming the first professional sports franchise to engage fans through interactive video technology. According to Charlie Metzger, […]
