King's Guard Gaming Announce Shaquille O' Neal as General Manager
By Nicholas Barth ·
The Hall of Fame NBA player will be helping to lead King's Guard Gaming in the inaugural season of the NBA 2K League.
Today, King's Guard Gaming announced Shaquille O'Neal as the team's General Manager. The NBA Hall of Famer, three-time NBA 2K cover athlete, broadcaster and Sacremento King's minority owner will be tasked with helping the Sacremento King's NBA 2K League team to a successful first season in the esports league created from the partnership between Take Two Interactive and the National Basketball Association.
"In this role, he will provide valuable basketball counsel as the team assembles its roster and evaluates the 102 players available in the upcoming draft," King's Guard Gaming stated in the press release.
Sharing his passion for dominating in every venture he has taken upon in his life, Shaq shared his determination to helping King's Guard Gaming to the top of the NBA 2K League. "I'm looking forward to my role with King's Guard. Just like I dominated the hardwood, music industry, showbiz, nicknames and broadcasting, I plan to help build the most dominant 2K franchise in history. "
"We're excited to have one of the biggest icons in basketball serve as a guiding voice for our first NBA 2K League team," stated Sacremento King's CTO and head of esports Ryan Montoya when addressing the news, "Shaq's global appeal combined with his knowledge and passion for the game will be invaluable as we work to build a team of elite gamers who are passionate and competitive players."
Shaq's newest basketball team holds the fourth overall pick in the April 4th NBA 2K League draft and will not only be utilizing Shaq's expertise to help in selecting their roster, as the team is currently using artificial intelligence to examine player stats and the support of Sacremento King's Vice President of Strategy and Analytics Luke Bornn to aid in the their draft process.
With multiple championships as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat under his belt, Shaq knows what it takes to achieve success in the world of professional basketball, and now King's Guard Gaming have his knowledge in their arsenal for drafting a team capable of securing the very first NBA 2K League championship.
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(cover photo courtesy of CNBC)