Last week, the Monumental Sports & Entertainment basketball teams united their shared services together into Monumental Basketball. It’s an interesting concept that other teams with NBA, WNBA and G-League franchises may do soon.
Wizards General Manager Tommy Sheppard is getting used to his new role, not only running the NBA team and overseeing the Capital City Go-Go. He’s also responsible for Wizards District Gaming, Monumental’s esports franchise.
Candace Buckner of The Washington Post wrote a column on July 26 on the challenges Sheppard face running Wizards District Gaming. The NBA 2K League is still a new concept, and it isn’t exactly clear what strategy works best for a group of NBA2K players like it would for the NBA
In Buckner’s interview, she spoke to Jamie “DirK” Diaz ruiz, an NBA 2K League commentator about the differences between the NBA and its virtual counterpart.