WASHINGTON, April 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Monumental
Sports & Entertainment (MSE) and Giant Food, the leading
greater Washington D.C. regional
grocery chain, announced today that they have reached an agreement
to make Giant Food a sponsor of Wizards District Gaming beginning
with its inaugural 2018 season as a member of the NBA 2K League which is part of the explosively
popular esports competitive video gaming genre.
"We are thrilled to announce this exciting partnership with
Wizards District Gaming and Giant," Jim Van
Stone, President of Business Operations and Chief Commercial
Officer at Monumental Sports & Entertainment, said. "Giant is
steadfast in its commitment to the customer and recognizes the
value of a rapidly-growing demographic of esports players and fans.
Giant opened the first supermarket in Washington, D.C. and has remained an
important, innovative presence in the region for the past 82
years."
"We are extremely excited to be a part of the inaugural season
of Wizards District Gaming and the NBA 2K League," said John
MacDonald, Vice President Marketing at Giant Food.
"We've partnered with Monumental Sports and Entertainment for years
to support our local teams and we are so happy to be a part of this
innovative and growing esports community."
Fueling the excitement with great food and snacks, Giant Food
will be the official grocer and Peapod will be the official online
grocery delivery service of Wizards District Gaming. Giant
Food's logo will be featured on in-game on-court signage, around
player accounts and at the Wizards District Gaming Practice
Facility. Additionally, Giant will be highlighted as a sponsor in
various in-game virtual assets. Giant Food will retain exclusive
ownership of a number of streamed practice sessions and games
throughout the season.
The NBA 2K League, a joint venture
between the NBA and Take-Two Interactive, is a professional esports
league featuring the best NBA 2K
players in the world. The NBA 2K
League's inaugural season, which will feature 17 teams, began with
the league qualifier in January to determine player for tryouts in
February, followed by a draft in March, and will officially tip-off
on May 1st.
Monumental Sports & Entertainment
Monumental
Sports & Entertainment (MSE), located in Washington, D.C., is one of the largest
integrated sports and entertainment companies in the country with
one of the most diverse partnership groups in all of sports. MSE
owns and operates seven professional sports teams: the AFL's
Baltimore Brigade and Washington Valor, NBA's Washington Wizards,
NBA G League's Capital City Go-Go, NBA 2K League's Wizards District Gaming, NHL's
Washington Capitals and the WNBA's Washington Mystics. The company
is also co-owner of aXiomatic, which has controlling interest in
global esports franchise Team Liquid, and owns and operates Capital
One Arena in Washington, D.C.
Monumental Sports & Entertainment also manages Kettler Capitals
Iceplex, the state-of-the-art training facility for the Capitals
and EagleBank Arena on George Mason
University's campus. The District of Columbia and Events DC
are building a new sports and entertainment facility in Southeast
DC on the St. Elizabeth's East campus.
The facility will feature a state-of-the art training facility for
the Washington Wizards and Washington Mystics and will also include
a 4,200-seat arena which will become the new home of the Mystics
and Go-Go. The facility is scheduled to open in the fall of 2018.
Monumental Sports & Entertainment also co-owns and operates
Monumental Sports Network (MSN) with the NBC Sports Group. MSN is
the mid-Atlantic region's top destination for exclusive fan
experiences and original sports content across desktop, tablet,
mobile and OTT streaming devices. Visit
www.monumentalsports.com.
Wizards District Gaming
Wizards District Gaming is
part of the NBA 2K League, a
professional esports league co-founded by the NBA and Take-Two
Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). Launching in 2018,
the league will feature the best NBA 2K players in the world. Wizards DG will
draft gamers to compete as unique characters in 5-on-5 play against
16 other teams in a mix of regular-season games, tournaments and
playoffs. The league will host tryouts in early 2018,
followed by a draft in March and the season tip-off in May.
For more information about Wizards District Gaming, visit
http://www.wizardsdg.com/.
About Giant Food, LLC
Giant Food of Landover, Md. is
committed to helping its customers save time, save money and eat
well. Headquartered in Landover,
Md., Giant operates 166 supermarkets in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and
the District of Columbia, and employs approximately 20,000
associates. Included within the 166 stores are 156 full-service
pharmacies. For more information on Giant, visit
www.giantfood.com.
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