Take-Two Interactive Software, makers of the NBA 2K video game, reportedly will pay up to $1.1 billion over the next seven years to the NBA and NBPA. Each update to...
MSG Networks announced a new docuseries called Knicks Gaming earlier this week. The program, which will debut on May 8, will follow the NBA Knicks’ esports affiliate in the brand new NBA 2K League that tipped off on Tuesday. “MSG Networks is excited to bring viewers and gamers unique access to New York’s newest professional […]
FC Bayern Munich, a sports club in Germany known for its championship soccer team, is launching a gaming division with an NBA 2K team. The club recently announced the formation of Bavaria Ballers Gaming, an esports division that will live within the club’s basketball group, FC Bayern Basketball. The organization will host tryouts beginning this […]
A new type of athlete officially became part of the NBA family this week, with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver crystallizing the league’s focus on esports and welcoming 102 gamers to the NBA 2K League at its official draft on Wednesday. At Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater, Silver referred to the NBA 2K League, the first […]
Just weeks ahead of the official draft for the NBA 2K League’s inaugural season, the NBA is already setting its sights on global expansion. NBA deputy commissioner Mark Tatum said the basketball league is looking to turn its new esports league into a “truly global sport” that can coexist alongside the physical game just as […]