Can Esports Seize the Moment?

ESPN Daily

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4.6 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2020

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

While pro sports leagues remain on hold, esports (aka competitive video gaming) faces some similar obstacles. Leagues have canceled live events, team practice and more. But esports has also managed a pivot. It's put global operations and matches entirely online for players, leagues and millions of fans worldwide. While esports has struggled to break through to the more mainstream sports audience, this could be a moment of growth for the industry. ESPN's Tyler Erzberger explains how esports has responded to the pandemic, and how it might seize an opportunity with pro athletes, celebrities and fans stuck inside. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Lakers are holding on to that one seat in the west and the Raptors, the
0:09.1	Repters are the coaches.
0:10.1	But you have to have to have to have three.
0:13.5	And it's Toronto with the rebound.
0:17.0	Oh my God.
0:18.0	I needed that.
0:20.0	You need to get that, uh, that basket. Oh my God,. I needed that. We need to get that basket.
0:22.4	Oh, my God.
0:23.3	Come on, guys.
0:28.2	That was the sound of basketball.
0:32.8	Not real basketball, of course, but the video game version, NBA 2K, which you can watch online.
0:40.1	With traditional sports on pause, e-sports have begun to fill the void.
0:45.0	Today, how the global industry kept going amidst the pandemic,
0:49.8	and what it'll take for competitive gaming to go mainstream.
0:55.3	I'm Munichutkimes.
0:56.9	It's Wednesday, March 25th.
0:59.0	This is ESPN Daily, presented by ADT.
1:06.1	Can you give me a minute?
1:11.4	My foot fell asleep.
1:12.8	Yeah.
1:13.3	Like my foot just totally fell asleep.
1:15.6	Ugh.
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