The Orlando Magic will be one of 17 NBA teams to field a team during the NBA’s inaugural NBA2K eLeague to begin play in 2018, the Magic announced Thursday.
The NBA will become the first professional sports league to also run an accompanying eSports league too. Among the teams that will participate are the Dallas Mavericks, Sacramento Kings, Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors.
It is a big growth for the league into a growing field and a natural outgrowth for their league.