CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- NBA All-Star forward Gordon Hayward said on Thursday that although he's considered investing in esports in the past four to five years, given the growth of the industry, and multi-billionaire investors that have subsequently bought in, that he feels it's "over [his] head."
"Everybody around the world is starting to understand there is a lot of money that can be had in esports," Hayward told ESPN. "You see, not just the NBA, but business leaders and CEOs are investing in teams; Robert Kraft is invested in an Overwatch team. At this point and time, I wanted to have a team for the last four or five years and I've almost pulled the trigger three or four times, but at this point and time when you have Robert Kraft jumping in, it's almost over my head.