BOSTON — NBA commissioner Adam Silver along with Nate Silver of ESPN’s FiveThirtyEight held a one-on-one discussion Friday at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference where they chatted — among many topics — about why analytics is woven into the fabric of the NBA arguably more than other U.S. professional sports leagues right now. Silver first […]
The following interview is part of our ongoing Expert Series that asks C-level professionals, team presidents, league executives, athletic directors and other sports influencers about their latest thoughts and insights on new technologies impacting the sports industry. Name: Matt Bairos Company: XOS Digital Title: CEO City: Boston, MA Matt Bairos is the president and CEO of XOS Digital, […]
The EuroMillions Basketball League’s bpost cup final — the championship game for the highest Belgian professional basketball league’s cup competition — on Feb. 19 was reportedly the first Belgian basketball game to be live-streamed in 360-degree virtual reality. The title game between BC Telenet Oostende and Hubo Limburg United was filmed using six conjoining GoPro devices […]
BOSTON — With all of the traditional sports investments in eSports over the past 18 months, whether it’s been from current or former players, teams or new ownership groups, some eSports players are asking for arguably smarter investments. From the eSports Emergence panel at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference this past weekend, Christina Alejandre, General […]
The NBA will leverage technology to develop methods to train officials, including the use of virtual reality, the league announced Thursday. VR was part of the NBA’s plan to strengthen its officiating program in which technology will be used to enhance the performance, training, development and recruitment of referees. The NBA will also use a […]
