Professional basketball journeyman and two-time NBA All-Star Stephon Marbury recently announced that he would be entering the eSports world. Marbury, who is currently a permanent resident of China and playing for the Beijing Ducks of the Chinese Basketball Association, said on his personal Weibo account that he would be building an eSports team sometime in […]
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — On Friday at the fifth annual Michigan Sport Business Conference, two U.S. professional sports team owners confirmed their commitment to pursuing eSports teams. During the afternoon keynote, Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert said, “We’re in the hunt right now. It’s insanity.” In January, Gilbert partnered with Bruin Sports Capital and WPP on […]
The Golden State Warriors and beacon technology company Signal360 filed on Tuesday a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against them that claims the team’s official mobile app unlawfully recorded fan conversations without consent. The Warriors and Signal 360, represented by Cooley LLP, responded to those claims from the class action suit filed by New York Resident […]
On Thursday, technology company Intel announced its acquisition of sports-focused virtual reality company, VOKE VR. James Carwana, the General Manager of the Intel Sports Group, explained on the company website that VOKE has “captured the attention and the imagination of broadcasters, leagues and teams with their technology and what’s possible.” He added that through the […]
The Atlanta Hawks are renewing their partnership with MOCAP Analytics, a sports analytics company based in Silicon Valley. MOCAP will provide the Hawks with performance data so that the team can better understand the trends in its players’ techniques. The team has been partnered with MOCAP for the past couple years to create digital media content […]
