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Inside the NBA 2K League VR world as the league and Meta create new opportunities for fan interaction

20 nights of NBA 2K League matches will be streamed in the NBA Arena in Meta Horizon Worlds.

By Kevin Hitt
Kevin Hitt (SBJ) Earlier this April when the NBA 2K League announced that it would be entering a multi-year partnership with Meta to allow fans to stream live NBA 2K League games in virtual reality environments, a new avenue of fan experience was created. Live NBA games were available o...

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