The NBA is creating its own eSports league for the basketball game NBA 2K

Published February 9, 2017

PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 28: Gamers play the video game "NBA 2K 17" developed by Visual Concepts and published 2K Sports on Sony PlayStation game consoles PS4 during the "Paris Games Week" on October 28, 2016 in Paris, France. "Paris Games Week" is an international trade fair for video games to be held from October 27 to October 31, 2016. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images) The rise in popularity of eSports has mainly been focused around leagues that play games like League of Legends, Dota and Counter-Strike – all games that aren’t actually sports-related. But eSports games that are modeled after actual sports are also extremely popular – for example the Madden NFL and FIFA soccer franchises are some of the most popular games made for Xbox… Read More