Former NBA star Rick Fox is getting back into sports in a big way. The ever-expanding world of eSports could get even bigger thanks to Fox's recent purchase of the League of Legends professional team, Gravity Gaming, which he acquired for $1 million and has renamed Echo Fox. Since this team did not make it into the world championship this year, fox and his crew are set to revamp this team for next year. With a huge sports figure jumping into the world of eSports, do you think more will follow?
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This news was reported first by Darren Rovell of ESPN, but the team was purchased earlier this month, according to Polygon.
Former NBA player Rick Fox has purchased eSports team Gravity. Will rebrand as Echo Fox for next competition in League of Legends.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) December 18, 2015
According to The Daily Dot, there are only two remaining gamers from Gravity Gaming, and we'll learn in the coming updates regarding the team whether or not Fox will keep them on Echo Fox.
Rick Fox, a two-time NBA champions with the LA Lakers and a 14-year professional basketball player, has been pretty vocal in championing eSports, according to SBNation. He's been known to discuss gaming with Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward, who is known as a gamer. Also, Fox called eSports player athletes while appearing on The View. Speaking about his son's own love and drive for video games, Fox showed a great interest in supporting his child's passion, but has since clearly found something to be involved in for a number of years or even the rest of his life doing.
