They also held tryouts at Seoul, Hong Kong, and London. Donohue explained, "We're trying to continue in securing international stars who we know are out here." "It's certainly a major part of our plan to establish a European division, and to have an Asia Pacific division," before adding "it's actually a matter of when it will happen, not when."

It's more than reaching international fans. Before the outbreak of coronavirus, Donohue explains the NBA 2K League's goal for the current season was "getting more involved in the local markets, and bringing the 2k League experience to our teams and their supporters locally."

The Warriors have demonstrated what that could look like in the recent training camp, where players having fun playing the NBA 2K game shown on the huge scoreboard at Chase Center.

Donohue states that esports is unique as you can see Magic Gaming doing it from Disney or the Knicks from the Statue of Liberty.

It's well-established in the arena of basketball video games. There is only one competition to 2K in the form of NBA Live. NBA Live's patchy releases have been a reason that 2K has been dominant in the market in the past five or six years.

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