NBA 2K League Announces Partnerships With Alienware and Intel
By Nicholas Barth ·
The leading PC gaming technology companies will be working with the NBA 2K League to provide high quality gear for its teams.
Today, the NBA 2K League announced its partnerships with two major players in the PC industry in Dell, utilziing its gaming brand Alienware, and Intel. This news confirms that the NBA 2K League will be using PC as its platform of choice for competition, as Alienware and Dell hardware will be used in each of the 17 team's traning facilities and the league's studio.
League matches will be played on Alienware PCs that are powered by Intel's 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8700K Processor along with Alienware's 25" 240 Hz gaming monitors.
"We selected Alienware as our exclusive hardware provider because we want all NBA 2K League competitions to be played on the best platform, " said NBA 2K League Manging Director Brendan Donohue, "Alienware accomplishes that by providing the fastest possible gameplay for our talented players and delivering a second-to-none viewing experience for our passionate fans."
Not only will Alienware be providing the platforms that players will be utilzing in competition, as the organization will also be presenting the NBA 2K League Draft Clash tournament on April 6th, as 10 of the top picks from the NBA 2K league Draft will compete against one another, and the NBA 2K League halftime show. Intel will also act as the presenting partner of the the league's studio where their Intel® Core™ and Intel® Xeon® processors will provide valuable infrastructure for the league's regular seaon, playoffs and Finals.
Bryan de Zayas, Director of Dell Gaming, Alienware and esports, had the following to say about the partnership with the NBA's esports league.
"Our commitment to enabling esports leagues, teams and professionals to perform at their best continues to excite and invigorate our team. We are proud to partner with the NBA 2K League and Intel as the exclusive PC and displays provider bringing the best in class gaming systems and displays to the newly formed NBA 2K League and its players. Our partnership continues to close the gap between traditional sports fans and esports fans, while delivering the world-class gaming and viewing experience fans expect and deserve."
The NBA 2K League Draft takes place tomorrow on April 4th, as each of the 17 competing teams in the league will build their rosters from the 102 best NBA 2K players that qualified from the combine process. You will be able to catch the beginning of the inaugural season of the league on Twitch starting May 2018.
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(cover photo courtesy of NBA)