Philadelphia
76ers jump into esports, acquire Team Dignitas and Apex
Traditional sports are mingling with esports more and more as NBA players, managers and **w teams are investing in and acquiring esports teams around the world.
The
Philadelphia 76ers are **w the owners of esports organizations
Team Dignitas and
Apex — **w merged under the name
Dignitas — which field teams in
League of Legends,
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive,
Overwatch,
Heroes of the Storm and
Smite. The Sixers are the first **rth American sports organization to with a majority stake in an esports franchise.
With the acquisition of the 13-year-old Dignitas, the Sixers bought spots in the **rth American
League of Legends Championship ******, ESL
Counter-Strike Pro League and ELeague
Counter-Strike Season 2.
Dignitas also has one of the top
Heroes of the Storm teams in Europe and will be playing at the Fall Global Championship at BlizzCon.
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