In response to the rapidly escalation of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the NBA’s esports affiliate, the NBA 2K League, will postpone the anticipated March 24 start of its season, according to ESPN’s Zach Lowe (Twitter link).
The 2K League and the NBA are coordinating to potentially have the esports games be played remotely, Lowe notes. Last year, all regular-season games were played in Long Island City, New York, at the the NBA 2K League Studio. They were broadcast via a Twitch live stream.
The NBA 2K League had its inaugural season in 2018. Currently, 21 of the 30 NBA teams have 2K clubs. The reigning championship squad is the Timberwolves’ affiliate 2K team, T-Wolves Gaming.
The straw that broke the camel’s back.
Now you know this Coronavirus thing is serious :(
This is the biggest tragedy of all.
I was for real about to get down on that e-sports shizz. What now, just what?
They do know this virus can’t be spread through the Xbox or PS4…
snotrocket just infected us in this article.
LOL
This a spoof? The onion?
I was literally about to type that!