hen Esports first started coming to prominence there were many traditional news outlets and sports media that simply were not buying into the idea that people playing video games competitively could neither garner mass appeal nor be financially viable.
Those misconceptions have since been well and truly put to bed. However, for all the naysayers and detractors there were those people who saw the light; people who put their money where their mouth was by investing in Esports teams big and small.
Here are some of the celebrity investors who jumped on the Esports bandwagon just as it was about to pick up steam and blast off into gaming heaven.