While the 76ers gear up for the NBA conference semifinals, its gaming club is getting set for a tipoff of its own.
The 76ers Gaming Club announced its first-ever coach on Friday, a week after its first sponsorship materialized with an official gaming chair. And on May 3, its squad of thumb-dunking NBA 2K18 pros will begin play in the inaugural NBA 2K League tournament.
During the season, they’ll be competing on the NBA 2K18 video game for $1 million in prize money spread across three tournaments and the league’s playoffs. The tipoff tournament will throw down from May 1 to 5 in New York and boasts a prize pool of $100,000.