Shaquille O’Neal Has Been Named GM Of ‘Kings Guard Gaming’

Apr 3, 2018, 12:00 AM | Updated: Jan 4, 2019, 11:26 am

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Shaquille O’Neal will serve as the Sacramento Kings’ General Manager for the franchise’s e-sports team.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, O’Neal will be GM in the NBA 2K League, described as “a new, 17-team basketball video-game league based on the ‘NBA 2K18’ game.”

The e-sports team is called “Kings Guard Gaming,” and has the fourth pick in Wednesday’s draft.

O’Neal says “Just like I dominated the hardwood, music industry, showbiz, nicknames and broadcasting, I plan to help build the most dominant 2K franchise in history.”

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