SAN FRANCISCO – As part of the NBA 2K League’s full schedule release, it was announced today that Warriors Gaming Squad (WGS), the NBA 2K League affiliate team of the Golden State Warriors, will host a San Francisco homestand on July 11 at Thrive City, the multipurpose community gathering space that surrounds Chase Center. The round-robin event will consist of regular-season matchups between four teams and includes a prize pool of $20,000. The NBA 2K League’s third season will begin on March 24 with The TIPOFF tournament at the league’s new studio in Manhattan, New York.
The San Francisco homestand, which is free and open to the public, will include matchups between Blazer5 Gaming (Portland Trail Blazers), Kings Guard Gaming (Sacramento Kings), Lakers Gaming (Los Angeles Lakers) and Warriors Gaming Squad throughout the one-day event. New this season, team-hosted rivalry matches and round-robin events will count toward a team’s regular-season record, with the exception of the round-robin championship games. Each round-robin event will have a total prize pool of $20,000 with the winner of the championship game receiving $15,000.
The full NBA 2K League season will consist of 16 regular-season contests and three tournaments, THE TIPOFF, THE TURN and THE TICKET, in which teams will compete for banners that link together to form THE BANNER CHAIN powered by AT&T. Weekly regular-season matchups at the 13,600 square-foot NBA 2K League Studio will begin at 4 p.m. (PT) on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.
Complete Warriors Gaming Squad 2020 schedule is below:
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