Meyers Leonard apologizes after antisemetic slur saw him dropped by sponsors: NBA still “investigating”
Leonard's slur here saw him lose some gaming sponsorships, and he's now facing investigations from the Heat and the NBA.
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There’s an NBA Jam documentary on the way, exploring the history of an impossibly fun arcade game
Get ready to get three friends together for this one.
Aubrey Levy talks theScore’s esports success during the North American sports pause and their new “Sports Are Back” betting campaign
"There was a period where there wasn't a lot of sports on, and that brought and amplified the spotlight to a bunch of other types of media and content."
Turner announces new ELEAGUE Game Night series, starting with a Josh Norman-Chad Johnson FIFA 20 duel
Norman and Johnson previously faced off in FIFA at WarnerMedia Studios in February 2019, with Norman winning that round. Now they'll play each other again.
NBA reportedly considering NBA 2K sounds for crowd noise
The NBA will be playing in empty arenas in Orlando, and the piped-in crowd noise may come from NBA 2K video game sounds.
ESPN’s celebrity Madden NFL 20 tournament will feature everyone from DeAndre Hopkins to Snoop Dogg to Katie Nolan
Pat McAfee, Cam Jordan, Travis Kelce and others are also involved.
ELEAGUE will show all-access footage from Final Kombat 2020, one of the last live U.S. esports events before the shutdown
ELEAGUE Presents Mortal Kombat 11 Final Kombat will provide an all-access look at the Final Kombat 2020 competition, held in Chicago in early March.
Kyle Larson suspended indefinitely for using racial slur during virtual NASCAR race
Larson's racial slur was picked up on many drivers' Twitch streams.
Jon Miller and Dave Flemming had a great call of the Giants’ “home opener,” part of Strat-O-Matic’s ongoing MLB season simulation
Strat-O-Matic is simulating each day's scheduled MLB games, and San Francisco Giants' announcers Jon Miller and Dave Flemming called the generated results for what would have been the Giants' home opener Friday.
FS1’s NASCAR iRacing broadcast struck a perfect balance between fun and competition
The broadcast managed to have fun and not take it too seriously while still respecting the event.
NBC Sports Washington will air video game simulations of remaining Capitals, Wizards games
The Wizards and Capitals will resume playing their regular schedules on NBC Sports Washington....kind of.
2K Games regains NFL license for video games, but can’t make a Madden competitor
The return of NFL Blitz?
New ELEAGUE Super Punch community-driven live gaming show looks to combine Twitch and linear TV
ELEAGUE Super Punch will be a three-hour Twitch broadcast from Mondays through Thursdays, but an hour-long TBS broadcast surrounded by two complementary Twitch hours on Fridays.
