JLO Is A Fan Of LOL?
The world of professional gaming has exploded in the last few years, with the likes of Overwatch, League of Legends and other competitive titles standing at the forefront. Not to mention serving as a platform for a lot of gaming nerds to make a hell of a lot of money.
Not surprisingly, some celebs are eager to get in on the action, at least when it comes to making some rather large contributions to specific teams. But we admit we didn’t expect to see the likes of Ms Lopez getting involved.
According to an article on Gamespot –
Big-time professional gaming team NRG Esports is closing $15 million in venture capital funding from a group of investors that includes singer and actress Jennifer Lopez. Others in the Series B financing round include sports standouts like Marshawn Lynch (active) and Michael Strahan (retired) of the NFL and retired New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez, according to ESPN.
Rodriguez already invested in NRG, and now he’s upping his stake and getting a seat on NRG’s board of directors.
Other investors in the round include Cleveland Indians outfielder Marlon Byrd, Twitter chief operating officer Anthony Noto, Sacramento Kings owner Kevin Nagle, and others. NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal invested in an earlier round of funding.
NRG Esports is one of the biggest and best-known in competitive gaming. The group has teams for games like League of Legends, CS:GO, Super Smash Bros., Hearthstone, Rocket League, and Overwatch. The team reportedly paid $20 million for an Overwatch League team. Just this week, NRG announced its roster for the Overwatch League.
Huh. Guess that means we can expect to see JLO spicing up their campaigns and bringing some style to world of pro-gaming. Think she will end up cosplaying as Widowmaker at the championship match?
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