Club Announces Eight More Regular Season Games and Two In-Season Tournaments
Remote Gameplay Extended Through At Least Week 11
DETROIT – The NBA 2K League recently announced the continuation of remote gameplay through at least week 11 of the 2020 NBA 2K League regular season. The Pistons Gaming Team (GT) is set to play eight more regular season games and compete in two tournaments to complete its 2020 campaign. After the conclusion of the season, the 2020 playoffs will tipoff August 19-22 and the Finals will take place on August 29.
So far this season, Pistons GT has completed seven weeks of remote gameplay in its third season in the league. All NBA 2K League teams have played locally from their own markets since remote gameplay began in early May. Pistons GT is now back to playing from its gaming studio in the Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center. The club advanced to the playoff stage of THE TIPOFF tournament last week after making its debut back in the PPC studio.
Each regular season match in remote gameplay will be played in a best-of-three format with each series victory counting as one regular-season win, and each three-game-series loss representing one regular-season loss. The two remaining tournaments, THE TURN and THE TICKET, complete the three banners for THE BANNER CHAIN powered by AT&T in which teams compete for a prize pool and include round robin and single elimination play.
Games around the league will begin at 7 p.m. ET every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and will be simulcast live with league broadcasts from a virtual NBA 2K League Studio on ESPN2, ESPN3 and the NBA 2K League’s Twitch and YouTube channels.
Below please find the remainder of the 2020 Pistons GT schedule:
Week 8 June 23 vs. Celtics Crossover Gaming
Week 8 June 24 at 76ers GC
Week 9 June 30-July 2 BYE WEEK
Week 10 July 8 at Kings Guard Gaming
Week 10 July 10 vs. Magic Gaming
Week 11 July 14 vs. Warriors Gaming Squad
THE TURN July 23-25 TBD
Week 13 July 31 at Blazer5 Gaming
Week 14 August 4 at Jazz Gaming
Week 14 August 6 vs. Gen.G Tigers
THE TICKET August 13-15 TBD
About Pistons GT
Pistons GT is entering its third season in the NBA 2K League and is one of 23 franchises participating in the league in 2020. Pistons GT made one postseason appearance in 2018 and is headed by 2018 NBA 2K League Coach of the Year Duane Burton and General Manager Adam Rubin. The NBA 2K League is the first official esports league operated by a U.S. professional sports league. According to Newzoo, the global esports audience will reach 453.8 million in 2020 and will generate revenues of $1.1 billion. NBA 2K League content has generated more than 306 million video views across all NBA and NBA 2K League social media platforms, while the league and its 23 teams have more than 2.0 million combined followers on those platforms.
About the NBA 2K League
The NBA 2K League, a professional esports league co-founded by the NBA and Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO), launched in 2018 and features the best NBA 2K players in the world. Each of the league’s 23 teams features six players who compete as unique characters in 5-on-5 play against the other teams in a mix of regular-season games, tournaments and playoffs. NBA 2K League partners include Anheuser-Busch, AT&T, Champion Athleticwear, eGG Network, ESPN, Facebook, GameStop, HyperX, Jostens, Panera Bread, Raynor Gaming, SAP, SCUF Gaming, Snickers, Sportsnet, Stance, Tissot, Twitch and YouTube. For more information about the NBA 2K League, visit NBA2KLeague.com.
