NBA 2K League "THE TIPOFF" Tournament Set to Begin Today

The inaugural season of the NBA's esports league begins today, as the NBA 2K League will be hosting the first of three regular season tournaments in "THE TIPOFF" event that will be taking place between May 1st to May 5th. Each of the 17 NBA 2K League teams will be competing for a share of the $100,000 prize pool, as the winners of the tournament will be taking home the $35,000 grand prize. The champions will also secure the coveted "THE TIPOFF" banner, which is the first section of the NBA 2K League's most prized piece of hardware, THE BANNER CHAIN. 

Today's event will see Group A begin the NBA 2K esports action, as the Pistons GT, Bucks Gaming, Cavs Legion GC and King's Guard Gaming will be battling it out for one of the top two spots in the group. These top two teams will then move onto the tournament's playoffs on Saturday, May 5th. 

All of "THE TIPOFF" tournament action will be broadcasted on the NBA 2K League's Twitch channel, which you can view below in the embedded stream. The first Group A matchup between the Pistons GT and Bucks Gaming will begin at 5:00 PM EST. 

The rest of today's Group A matchups are as follows:

King's Guard Gaming vs Cavs Legion GC - 6:00 PM EST

Cavs Legion GC vs Bucks Gaming - 7:00 PM EST

King's Guard Gaming vs Pistons GT - 8:00 PM EST

Bucks Gaming vs King's Guard Gaming - 9:00 PM EST

Pistons GT vs Cavs Legion GC - 10:00 PM EST

Tomorrow's tournament action will see Group B decide its top two teams between Wizards District Gaming, Jazz Gaming, Knicks Gaming and Warriors Gaming Squad. You can find the full schedule for each day of "THE TIPOFF" tournament here. 

With a 15 week regular season beginning today, each of the 17 teams in the NBA 2K League will be motivated to show the rest of the world that they are the team to be feared heading into the rest of the inaugural season of the NBA's first venture into the esports industry. 

(cover photo courtesy of NBA 2K League)