It’s only a matter of time before fans get a chance to now be actively involved in an NBA game. And league commissioner Adam Silver gave a demo about it.
Silver demonstrated how fans can scan, create an avatar and be part of a game via the official app — the latest from the NBA’s virtual reality initiative.
Assisting Silver with the demo was former NFL wide receiver/broadcaster Ahmad Rashad. The latter’s avatar was created and he could be seen playing the game, and Silver was seen telling:
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver unveils streaming experience of the future via the NBA App – and you can be in it! pic.twitter.com/FKYJvskf0H
— NBA (@NBA) February 17, 2023
“This will be in a live game, you will be inserted into the game, you’ll be making all the same movements he was, but it’ll look like it’s your body,”
Per a January news release from Facebook, the NBA and the WNBA expanded their partnerships with Meta Quest, one of the behemoth virtual reality firms, and now they have solid interactive tech much to the fan’s delight.
NBA Fans React To Adam Silver Demonstrating The Latest Technology On The NBA App
Not all fans were keen on the technology as some preferred that the league would pay attention to fixing basic necessities in the app and even the controversial refereeing on the game front.
There was also enough room for some jokes and trolls even as Silver gave an eye-popping live demo.
I just want to be able to watch my local team please. https://t.co/9kg4BFBidj
— Josh Bowe (@Boweman55) February 18, 2023
Can you please just fix your regular season??? https://t.co/ZB8DGYEMkw
— 🫵👍 (@AndyKHLiu) February 18, 2023
NBA fans just want refs to be held accountable more but this what Adam been busy with lol https://t.co/WmMbO1R967
— Dom (@Dom__) February 17, 2023
Now is the time for those of you that never got off the bench on your church league team to live out your hoop dream https://t.co/lFt8J2oMtn
— Flock (@FlockLeader_) February 17, 2023
Me dropping a 50 point triple double in my living room https://t.co/IEp6vGbSCt pic.twitter.com/RnilHds8Lv
— dnd🧟♂️ (@_marco_1629) February 17, 2023
https://twitter.com/fotoqueen24/status/1626670555800952832
Can we focus on finding a solution for League Pass to host local broadcasts, as the current broadcast partner is on the verge of bankruptcy? https://t.co/mfEfwY29Rb
— Parker Fleming (@PAKA_FLOCKA) February 17, 2023
This is neat, but they haven't even made League Pass a functional product yet https://t.co/njWDdRq91z
— Chris Manning (@cwmwrites) February 17, 2023
This is wild, Mma fans are gonna be reckless when we get this 😂😂 https://t.co/cehOGSSbFQ
— Billy Quarantillo (@BillyQMMA) February 17, 2023
Dope but we just want Steph to get some calls. https://t.co/pU6eGki2lv
— TheWarriorsTalk (@TheWarriorsTalk) February 17, 2023
In related news about the erratic referee calls that have had players, teams, and fans complaining, Silver shared his two cents on how the league would handle the situation. Per ESPN:
“We don’t publicize discipline for officials. We don’t think that will be appropriate. But their assignments are affected by the quality of their calls, whether or not they progress into the playoffs and then round by round is impacted by the accuracy of their calls and their demeanor on the floor. So there is a system for overseeing and making those judgements about officials. But more to your earlier point about getting the calls right, that’s again not a new issue.”
Only time will tell if there comes a day when technology will pretty much replace referees and also the missed and controversial calls they are held accountable for.
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