Close Menu
  • News
  • Features
  • Guides
  • Previews
  • Reviews
  • Gaming News
  • Entertainment News
  • Tech
  • Podcasts
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
X (Twitter) YouTube RSS
Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram YouTube
The OuterhavenThe Outerhaven
  • News
  • Features
  • Guides
    • Elden Ring Nightreign Guides Hub
  • Previews
  • Reviews
    • Video Game Reviews
    • Anime & Animation Reviews
    • Comic Book & Manga Reviews
    • Films & TV Reviews
    • Tech Reviews
    • Tabletop and Card Game Reviews
    • Toy Reviews
  • Gaming
    • PlayStation
    • Nintendo
    • Xbox
    • PC Gaming
    • Retro Gaming
    • Tabletop
    • Virtual Reality
  • Entertainment
    • Anime & Animation
    • Comic Books & Manga
    • Films & TV
    • Original English Light Novels DB
    • OELN DB
    • Culture
    • Books
    • Toys
  • Tech
  • Podcasts
    • A-01 Podcast
    • Nintendo Entertainment Podcast
    • Spectator Mode Podcast
The OuterhavenThe Outerhaven
Home»News»Gaming News»NBA; 2K set to launch NBA 2K eLeague in 2018, teams to be owned by NBA teams

NBA; 2K set to launch NBA 2K eLeague in 2018, teams to be owned by NBA teams

By Clinton Bowman-ChristieFebruary 9, 2017

The National Basketball Association and Take-Two Interactive (the studio behind the award-winning NBA 2K series) are coming together in 2018 with their newest eSports venture, the NBA 2K eLeague.

https://twitter.com/NBA2K/status/829555457647800320

The NBA 2K eLeague announced early Thursday morning that they will be “bringing some of the world’s best gamers together to compete while representing actual NBA teams,” something that NBA Commisioner Adam Silver hopes will “continue to expand his league’s global brand.”

Speaking with the Associated Press, Adam Silver stated:

“The large part of my mission is to grow the game of basketball. There’s going to be an opportunity for this first of a kind league to attract a group of gamers who might be playing some other game. Now, they can say `Maybe I couldn’t play for the Knicks, because I didn’t have the physical prowess to compete at that level. But I do have the mental and physical prowess to compete as an egamer for the eKnicks.”‘

The NBA 2K eLeague is slated to begin with 8-12 teams, and while Silver didn’t indicate which of the NBA’s 30 teams will own the teams, he did note that “eventually all 30 NBA teams will be represented,” with each NBA owner “being given the opportunity to build teams at their own pace.”

Gamers will be chosen through a recruiting process by both NBA teams and Take-Two, going through a virtual combine and draft, which will either be televised or streamed online, according to Commissioner Silver.

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick wishes to make the eLeague “as real as possible.” He also indicated that there will be a cash prize for the winner “similar to some of the past NBA 2K tournaments that awarded a $250,000 grand prize.” Adam Silver also stated that his avatar will present the championship trophy to the winner.

Zelnick also said that “NBA teams could train selected gamers, who will use their own consoles.”

Source: National Basketball Association via Associated Press; NBA 2K via Twitter

esports nba nba 2k nba 2k eleague take two
Avatar photo
Clinton Bowman-Christie
  • Facebook
  • X (Twitter)

Teacher's Assistant by day, passionate gamer and wrestling fan by night. This describes Clinton to a T. A Brooklyn, New York resident for all of his life, gaming, Power Rangers, football, basketball and wrestling pretty much comprise a lot of his free time.

Related Posts

Monolith Soft Had An Increase In Profit Over The Last Fiscal Year

Puella Magi Madoka Magica Magia Exedra Heading To Steam

Cladun X3 Pixel Action RPG Heading To Console And PC

Key SEGA Exec Admits He Didn’t Think The Original Nintendo Switch Would Succeed

Everdark Sovereign Sentient Pest Drops July 3rd in Elden Ring Nightreign

Donkey Kong Bananza Gets Team Reveal and Preview Videos!

Latest Posts

Azuki, COMISMA, and Xenotoon to Establish Studio Azuki

July 1, 2025

Monolith Soft Had An Increase In Profit Over The Last Fiscal Year

July 1, 2025

Crunchyroll Announces Updates to Summer Anime Season Lineup

July 1, 2025

Puella Magi Madoka Magica Magia Exedra Heading To Steam

July 1, 2025

Dune: Awakening Review In Progress (PC) – The Spice Of Life

July 1, 2025

Cladun X3 Pixel Action RPG Heading To Console And PC

July 1, 2025

Key SEGA Exec Admits He Didn’t Think The Original Nintendo Switch Would Succeed

July 1, 2025
About Us • Our Team • Contact Us • Privacy Policy • Review Policy • Ethics Policy 
Work With Us • Reviews on Open Critic • Reviews on CriticDB
Copyright @2025 The Outerhaven Productions

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.