2028 Olympics<\/a> in exchange for allowing Paris to host four years earlier.<\/p>\nValidating eSports<\/b><\/h2>\n
eSports scored a major slam dunk earlier this year when the National Basketball League (NBA) announced it was creating the NBA 2K eLeague, with 17 franchises participating in an 82-game virtual season based on the popular NBA 2K video game.<\/p>\n
Philadelphia 76ers CEO Scott O’Neil said at the time that it’s “a good opportunity to reach younger fans in a different way and hopefully incorporate them into our fanbase.”<\/p>\n
The Madison Square Garden Company also recently acquired a controlling stake in Counter Logic Gaming, an eSports team that competes in League of Legends<\/i>, Halo<\/i>, Call of Duty<\/i>, and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive<\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The 2024 Olympics in Paris will consider including eSports, or competitive video gaming, as an official medal sport at the Summer Games. France’s bid committee co-president Tony Estanguet told the Associated Press that a conversation will be held to discuss the merits of including the digital “sport,” which is rapidly growing in popularity. Should eSports […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":56471,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3312,16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Paris 2024 Olympics Considering eSports as Official Event<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n