Former NFL player Hank Baskett has joined Denial eSports as a co-owner, it was announced last week. Financial terms were not disclosed.
With the entry into eSports, Baskett joins current NFL players like Los Angeles Rams offensive lineman Rodger Saffold who bet early on gaming in 2013 along with the San Francisco 49ers, whose owners and some executives invested in technology platform Plays.tv last month.
Baskett, who has his own Twitch channel and is a life-long gamer, told TNL Media that once he saw eSports and its global appeal, he knew it would be a “game changer.