Pistons GT Set to Debut Against Wizards District Gaming on May 19
DETROIT – The Pistons Gaming Team announced today its 2020 NBA 2K League start-of-season schedule with six weeks of remote gameplay. Pistons GT begins its third season in the league on May 19 as each team will play locally from its own market, with remote gameplay scheduled to continue until June 12. The remaining schedule and structure for the season will be announced as more information becomes available from the NBA 2K League.
Over the course of the six weeks of remote gameplay, Pistons GT is scheduled to play eight matches that will count toward its regular-season record. Each match 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. Pistons GT will square off against two different teams each week that the club is competing.
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 the NBA 2K League’s Twitch and YouTube channels.
Below please find the 2020 Pistons GT start-of-season schedule:
Week 1 May 5 – 8 BYE WEEK
Week 2 May 12 – 15 BYE WEEK
Week 3 May 19 at Wizards District Gaming
Week 3 May 20 at T-Wolves Gaming
Week 4 May 28 vs. Lakers Gaming
Week 4 May 29 vs. Pacers Gaming
Week 5 June 3 at Cavs Legion GC
Week 5 June 5 vs. Grizz Gaming
Week 6 June 9 vs. Mavs Gaming
Week 6 June 12 at Bucks Gaming
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, Facebook, GameStop, HyperX, Panera Bread, Raynor Gaming, SCUF Gaming, Snickers, Stance, Twitch and YouTube. For more information about the NBA 2K League, visit NBA2KLeague.com.
