Tag: NBA
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VKTRY GEAR Insoles Adds NBA Legend Tracy McGrady As Basketball Ambassador
VKTRY GEAR performance insoles has pivoted from dominating football to looking to do the same in basketball by signing Tracy McGrady as a brand ambassador in addition to his membership acceptance to the company advisory board comprised of fellow influential athletes. The sports tech company is expanding into hoops and will rely on the Basketball…
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ShotTracker For Basketball Raises $11 Million Via Evertz Technologies And Verizon Venture
ShotTracker, (DDSports, Inc.) raised $11 million led by Evertz Technologies Limited and Verizon Ventures to continue developing their proprietary, performance data tracking sports technology system in use by 63 men’s and women’s college basketball programs across 12 conferences. Sensors are installed to capture stats and subsequent analytics with a mere sub-second latency enabling the use…
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GM School Season 2 Presented By SAP, NBA And Turner Sports
SAP is the data and stats analytics partner of the stat-loving NBA. The partners announced details surrounding Season 2 of its advanced analytics, head-to-head reality show, GM School Powered by SAP. It debuts tonight, October 1 at 9 PM ET on NBA TV. The goal is to graduate from #GMSchool as the last one standing which…
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Legends Media & Entertainment (LME) Platform Launched By NBA Alumni
The National Basketball Retired Players Association (NBRPA) is launching Legends Media & Entertainment (LME) to expand their storytelling reach through a technology platform designed for NBA and WNBA players to use for production, distribution and for measuring each compelling story. NBPRA membership includes former NBA, ABA, WNBA and Harlem Globetrotters. More than 1,000 NBA and…
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How the Digital Revolution is Changing the Sports World
The sports world is perched on the cusp of a digital insurgency, and everyone who matters is participating, from the NFL to the NBA. The Sports Techie community blog believes COVID-19 has changed digital strategies for sports properties, media, teams, and athletes, making the accelerated prioritization of sports tech a must if it wasn’t already…
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Will Live Sports Ever Be The Same Because of COVID-19?
Live sports have changed because of coronavirus and may never be the same again, right? No one truly knows the answer as to COVID-19 best practices since this is a new pandemic. The NBA is not about to let this tiny, nasty virus stop it from committing to a limited rest of the season schedule…
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Kobe Bryant Impacted Sports Tech Like A Champion Sports Techie
Kobe Bryant is forever remembered in infamy now as an international basketball legend but you may not realize he was into sports tech from his youth until passing away at the age of 41 in a helicopter crash last Sunday in the Southern California San Fernando Valley. The tragic accident claimed the lives of nine…
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Atlanta Hawks And Intel Sports Share True View 360-Degree Tech Experience At State Farm Arena
The Atlanta Hawks and Intel Sports invited me to witness the unveiling of Intel’s ‘True View’ platform at State Farm Arena last Friday. Fans can see it in action tomorrow night, Nov 20, when they host the Milwaukee Bucks during the Peachtree Night home game. NBA owners do not like when a venue is not…
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Zion Williamson Ranked An 81 In NBA 2K20 Release On 2KDay, Got Next!
NBA 2K fans and gamers are looking forward to watching and becoming Zion Williamson when NBA 2K20 releases around the world on 2KDay, September 6, 2019. The number one pick of this year’s NBA draft by the New Orleans Pelicans, Zion is considered a generational talent the likes of current superstars Lebron James, Kevin Durant and…
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Sports Betting Data During NBA Finals Drives Content and Fan Engagement
Did anyone bet on the Golden State Warriors to be in five straight NBA Finals? Probably not since Las Vegas casinos would have certainly leaked this amazing sports wagering news by now after shorthanded DubNation swept the Portland Trail Blazers in 3 straight second half comeback games for the ages culminated by triple-double performances by…