Why would the 2017 NBA champions be spending millions of dollars to start a League of Legends team? To learn more about streaming, of course. According to Golden State Warriors assistant general manager Kirk Lacob, the team’s acceptance into the North America League of Legends Championship Series through its new Golden Guardians team, signals an […]
The NA LCS — the Los Angeles-based professional league for League of Legends esports in North America — is moving to a permanent partnership structure and has unveiled the participating teams, including newcomers that are backed by the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers. As a league that’s becoming modeled after professional sports leagues, it’s […]
Axiomatic, an esports-focused investment vehicle comprised of professional sports team owners from the NHL and NBA, will count The International 7, a Dota 2 tournament held earlier this month, as its first major win after acquiring a controlling stake in Team Liquid last September. The European-based team made history Aug. 12 as the first ever […]
To a high degree, eSports have become akin to the sports we’re accustomed to watching. Whether on the field or on the sticks, similar factors impact level of success. A major factor, and one that many have taken stock in, is analytics. With this being the case, DOJO Madness has announced the launch of Shadow.LoL, […]
Esports ownership group aXiomatic opened another seat at the table for Tampa Bay Lightning owner and chairman Jeff Vinik. The minority owner of Fenway Sports Group and owner of Arena Football League Tampa Bay Storm joins fellow co-chairmen and team owners Peter Guber (Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Dodgers) and Ted Leonsis (Monumental Sports & […]
