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Sacramento Kings NBA Team Is The First In The World To Mine Ethereum (ETH)

Well, we all know that cryptocurrency craze reached new levels, but who had expected it to reach NBA? However, the Sacramento Kings, the renowned NBA team, is the first sports team in the world to mine Ethereum (ETH). All that is made possible thanks to the new partnership Sacramento Kings signed with a well-known hosting and cryptocurrency mining firm MiningStore.com.

It might come as a surprise for many, but is not the first time this NBA team deals with cryptocurrency. Back in 2014, Sacramento Kings accepted Bitcoin (BTC), becoming the first sports team in the whole world to accept cryptocurrency as payments. Even more, they own the Golden 1 Center, a 100% solar-powered sports complex, located in Sacramento, California, and which also houses a tier-4 data center.

According to the team’s management, all this technical approach is meant to deliver the ultimate sports experience for the fans, by combining Bitcoin (BTC) payments, drones, AR/VR, and more.

Sacramento Kings NBA team is the first professional sports team in the world to mine Ethereum (ETH) for charity purposes

As if all that weren’t enough, Sacramento Kings thought to plunge way deep into the cryptocurrency world and is now the first sports team in the world to mine Ethereum (ETH). But, the most of the funds they’ll raise will be donated. Ryan Montoya, the Sacramento Kings’ CTO, is responsible for this project he and his co-workers entitled Mining For Good.

Mining For Good project will mine Ethereum (ETH) and the majority of the funds it’ll raise will go to the Build Black community project dedicated to helping local youths. On the other hand, the remaining amounts of Ethereum (ETH) will be held or invested by the Sacramento Kings NBA team.

“Vivek Ranadive [Kings Owner and Chairman] asked, ‘What can we do with cryptocurrency to give back to the community?’ It was obvious to us – Let’s start mining cryptocurrency. Let’s mine cryptocurrency and give the proceeds back to groups that could use a little extra help. And we are super fans of Ethereum (ETH),” explained Ryan Montoya how did Sacramento Kings NBA team become the first to mine Ethereum (ETH).

Anna Galvez

Lonzo Ball Of The LA Lakers Got Into Fortnite Game’s Universe

Lonzo Ball, the NBA LA Lakers players, took advantage of a knee injury and spent some time playing Fortnite, one of the most popular games of the moment.

Lonzo Ball is a 20-year-old professional basketball player, playing in NBA for LA Lakers since 2017. Just recently, more specifically this Wednesday, Lonzo watched his team playing against Houston Rockets from the stands due to a knee injury. As LA Lakers lost the match with 105 to 99, the young basketball player had some time to spare playing one of the world’s most popular games, Fortnite.

Lonzo Ball suggested he plays Fortnite in a video he shared on Instagram

Assisted by his trainer and manager, Darren Moore, Lonzo Ball got on video while playing Fortnite. In fact, is not clearly showed what he was playing there but he shared the video on his Instagram page and tagged it with “Finally On Fortnite”.

However, it seems that Lonzo’s younger brother, LaMelo Ball, also a basketball player but for the Vytautas Prienai–Birstonas, a Lithuanian team, is much more advanced in playing the renowned Battle Royal game. On the other hand, Lonzo Ball will have plenty of time to catch up, since his little brother will still be with his team, while the NBA offseason is pretty close.

Fortnite is the game of the moment for NBA stars

Despite having massive competition, especially from PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), Fortnite: Battle Royale is hugely appreciated among gamers from every field of activity. However, NBA stars seem to have a special affinity for this game.

Also from LA Lakers, Josh Hart and Kyle Kuzma are knee-deep in the Fortnite universe, a fact which, by the way, might force Lonzo to get more involved in Fortnite.

However, besides, Lonzo Ball who just emerged into the Fortnite game’s universe, this great game is also played by Karl-Anthony Towns, Paul George, Ben Simmons, and others.

Anna Galvez