Warriors, Cavaliers Join Riot Games' NBA-Heavy Esports League

Fans cheer on the Sk Telecom team during the League of Legends World Championship at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, on Oct. 29, 2016. — Fans cheer on the Sk Telecom team during the League of Legends World Championship at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, on Oct. 29, 2016.
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By Christopher Palmeri

November 20, 2017 at 10:00 PM UTC

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The Golden State Warriors are among the new owners of a team in the North American League of Legends Championship Series, an enterprise heavy with backers from NBA basketball.

Riot Games, a division of China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd., announced the 10 teams in a newly reorganized league devoted to its hit game League of Legends on Monday. Other new teams include Clutch Gaming, affiliated with the Houston Rockets, and 100 Thieves, backed by the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavaliers lost to Golden State in this year’s National Basketball Association championship.