Each of the 17 teams participating in the inaugural season will draft players who will live in-market during the season. After an additional round of tryouts in February, the premier players will be selected for a player draft that will take place in March 2018. Players can compete as a walk-on, part of a team or a combination, but must win 50 games in NBA 2K18’s Pro-Am mode and complete an online application by January 31.

The qualifying stage is open to anyone around the world 18-older who has a copy of NBA 2K18 for Playstation 4 or Xbox One. The first stage of qualifying for the NBA 2K League will take place from January 1-31, 2018. We’re also actively looking to hire an esports Marketing Manager to lead HEAT Check Gaming and oversee all aspects of our esports activities.” “Knowing that a lot of diehard basketball fans have a similar passion and love for not only our game, but for NBA 2K, we’re excited to see the two genres mesh.

“We’ve enjoyed being a part of the esports landscape over the past year and have had a front row seat to experience the passion and love of gaming fans,” said HEAT Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Michael McCullough. Misfits co-founder Ben Spoont will advise HEAT Check Gaming. Through the partnership, the HEAT assist in marketing, branding, promotion, retail, digital and sponsorship activation. In January 2017, the franchise announced a strategic partnership with the esports club, Misfits. HEAT Check Gaming (the name is an homage to the basketball reference of a player on a hot shooting streak taking a difficult shot to see if he/she is still indeed hot) is the latest foray into esports for the Miami HEAT organization. The teams will feature five players who compete as unique characters in 5-on-5 play against other teams for five months in a format consisting of a regular season, playoff and championship matchup.

The NBA 2K League, a joint venture between the NBA and Take-Two interactive, is a professional esports league featuring the best NBA 2K players in the world. The team, named HEAT Check Gaming, will join the 17-team eleague scheduled to start competition in May 2018. MIAMI, December 13th - Today, the Miami HEAT organization announce its participation in the inaugural season of the NBA 2K League.

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