ESPN: live stream aimed at youngsters broadcast on the app during Game 2 of the 2019 NBA Finals

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The American pay-TV sports channel package ESPN proposed a specific live stream for young people on its application, during the Game 2 of the 2019 NBA finals, Toronto Raptors - Golden State Warriors (104-109), on Sunday 02/06/2019 (at 20:00 local time, 02:00 CET).

The game, which was commented on by influencers whose faces appeared at the bottom of the screen, was enhanced with statistics, graphics and augmented reality images.

The NBA had previously experimented running streams with statistics and graphics in augmented reality during the 2018-19 season (see video below).

Video clips of augmented reality NBA games

"How our games are going to look five years from now will be dramatically different" (A. Silver, NBA, 01/03/2019)

Adam Silver -

  • "One of the reasons we're streaming the G League on Twitch Sector: streaming platform specialised in video games Founded: June 2011 Shareholding: Amazon subsidiary since August 2014. Purchased for $970m (approximately €783.2m) CEO: Dan… right now instead of just ESPN+ (OTT

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