LOL巨星再临 奥尼尔携手两大明星组建电竞俱乐部
近日，外国电竞圈再次曝出了一条劲爆消息。 我们熟悉的老朋友来了！那就是NBA巨星-大鲨鱼奥尼尔。这个我们在年轻时候无数次崇拜着的职业篮球场上的霸王。如今选择了和他的好友们一同投资进军电竞圈。
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近日，外国电竞圈再次曝出了一条劲爆消息。
我们熟悉的老朋友来了！那就是NBA巨星-大鲨鱼奥尼尔。这个我们在年轻时候无数次崇拜着的职业篮球场上的霸王。如今选择了和他的好友们一同投资进军电竞圈。
另外两位战队投资人也是美国体育圈有头有脸的人物。
纽约洋基队的选手阿莱克斯·罗德里格兹和芝加哥白袜队的游击手Jimmy Rollins
战队官方原文如下：
| Two of the biggest names in American sports over the past decade have invested into a rapidly expanding esports organization. Professional sports players are entering esports at a rapid pace, with NRG Esports announcing three big-name investors today. Retired NBA player and Inside the NBA analyst Shaquille O’Neal and New York Yankees player Alex Rodriguez, are investing in NRG eSports, which owns teams in League of Legends and Counter-Strike. Chicago White Sox shortstop Jimmy Rollins also contributed to the organization's latest round of investment. “We think they will help legitimize the space,” NRG’s chairman, Andy Miller, tells the Daily Dot. “They all come from the traditional sports world. They were all unbelievably young when they became professionals, like our guys.” Miller says that Shaq, Rodriguez, and Rollins approached NRG directly. Rollins is actually a League of Legends player, while O’Neal has been in the gaming and esports space for a while through Turner Sports, most notably when he announced Turner Sports' new ELEAGUE competition last year. He also co-owns the Sacramento Kings basketball team with Miller. “[Shaql] has been circling the space, and during CES he kind of fell in love with it, and he said “I’m all in, let’s do it,’” says Miller. “He’s the world’s biggest kid and he’ll bring an epic amount of fun and energy—no pun intended—to our teams, and to the space in general.” The NRG Esports management team told the players about the new round of investors last night. “They were like, ‘They’re interested in us?!’” Miller says. He had to explain to their Korean League players Jung "Impact" Eon-yeong and Lee "GBM" Chang-seok exactly who Rodriguez and Rollins were, but says they got it and were like, “‘Wow!’ So they all want to meet them and they love the idea of just messing around with Shaq.” NRG Esports is a relatively new organization in the esports space. It currently has teams in the two biggest esports in the world: a League of Legends side that plays at the highest professional level in North America, as well as a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team. It's hoping to expand into new games within the next year. The three athletes make for ideal partnerships because they understand the pressures that face young athletes, Miller says. “Alex was one of the youngest pros ever, he’s got a really good perspective. He’s great because he did it at the same age that [League player Galen "Moon" Holgate] is doing it now, and probably went through the same things.” Follow NRG Esports on Twitter. |
英雄联盟和电子竞技如今受到了越来越多的各行各业的明星的关注。
在中国不管是娱乐圈还是体育圈都有不少的电子竞技爱好者。如今大鲨鱼已经彻底宣布进军电竞。那么C罗梅西离我们还远吗？
“我们认为他们会帮助我们被广泛地认可，”NRG战队的主席Miller这样说道，“他们都是传统体育的佼佼者。在他们成为职业选手的时候都非常年轻，和我们的小伙子们一样。”
Miller表示这三位知名人士是直接找到NRG的。实际上Rollins就是一名英雄联盟玩家，而奥尼尔在Turner Sports期间一直都和电竞有所接触。他还和Miller都是萨克拉门托国王队的股东。
沙克一直和这个领域有接触，而在CES期间他有点着迷了，他说‘我下决心了，让我们干吧 ，’”Miller说道，“他是全世界最大的小孩儿了，他会带来无穷的乐趣和能量——我可不是恭维——为我们的队伍和整个电竞行业。”
昨晚NRG的管理层通知了选手们最后一轮融资的结果。
“队员们的反应是，‘他们对我们感兴趣吗？’”Miller说。他需要向两名韩国外援Impact和GBM解释罗德里格兹以及Rollins是谁，而在他们明白之后的反应是“哇！”所以他们都想见见这几位，光是能和沙克一起就让他们很兴奋了。
NRG是电竞领域中一个相对新兴的队伍。现在它有全世界最受关注的两大游戏战队：英雄联盟战队正在北美的顶级赛场征战，此外还有一支CS：GO战队。他们希望在接下来的一年拓展其他新的游戏。
Miller表示，这三位运动员是理想的合作伙伴，因为他们知道年轻选手会面临怎样的压力。
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