Today my guest is Jonah Edwards. Jonah is the general manager and head coach for Magic Gaming which the Orlando Magic’s official NBA2K League affiliate team. For those of you who dont know, the NBA 2K League is a professional esports league featuring the best NBA 2K players in the world and is the first official esports league operated by a U.S. professional sports league, which in this case is of course the NBA.
The NBA 2K League tipped off its inaugural season in May 2018 with 17 teams, each affiliated with an NBA team. Since then, the league has expanded to 25 teams, 22 of which are affiliated with NBA teams.
Teams compete in both 3 vs. 3 and 5 vs. 5 gameplay using unique characters (not existing NBA players).
Jonah and Magic Gaming recently relocated to Lake Nona and we are proud to have them as part of our thriving community. I learned a lot about the positive possibilities of this gaming as a career and some of the intricacies of coaching an e-sports team.
https://magicgaming.nba.com/)
https://2kleague.nba.com/)
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