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Personally, I've never imagined being part
of the NBA family ever in my life.
But the 76ers were innovative enough to
reach into eSports.
- Now that we have all the resources with
the Sixers, this is what's gonna
take us to the next level.
And I don't think any other eSports
team has all the resources that we have.
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- I created the team in 2014, a month
before a big event that was coming up,
the Electronic Sports World Cup,
that's held in Paris.
We placed second in our first event, which
was great because we went in as underdogs.
So we're like, okay, we're kind of good,
we should stay together.
And our next event was the Copenhagen
Games, and we got first place.
We ended up getting signed by
Team Dignitas three years later,
which was a dream come true, because we
had no support from anyone before.
We found out that they were part of
the Sixers, which was even more awesome
that a traditional sports team was part of
eSports.
- When the 76ers picked us up, that kind
of really validated our sport and
made it a real sport.
And we're treated like real athletes here.
- Well, when I first found out,
I wasn't really sure,
were they just investing?
Were we actually gonna come here
and do stuff?
But it's really awesome that they're
actually interested.
They're trying to learn more about eSports
and our industry and what we want,
what we need to get better.
And I think it's really awesome,
the way that they're handling everything.
They really have an open mind about it.
- When I told my family,
they're pretty excited for me.
I hear my brothers talking
to like their co-workers all the time and
their co-workers are like, what?
She plays games professionally?
It's kinda an unorthodox job I guess you
would say.
But now that we're playing professionally
under Team Dignitas,
it proves it's something really special.
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- It was just kind of
mind blowing walking into here and
they're throwing us all these resources.
- World renowned doctors, expert
psychologists, they were giving us tricks
on how to manage our stress in game.
How to better our communication in game.
Yeah, cuz we encounter the same problem as
NBA players, and it's great to have
the researches that they have also.
- Well, I really like the court,
because I just, I don't know,
I really like shooting hoops now.
- I didn't really like to before,
but I'm super into it now that I can
actually get it in the basket.
They have a really cool gym here too,
they have a pool and a hot tub and stuff,
so that's pretty sweet.
- They've definitely helped us reverse our
bad gaming habits.
We are on the road a lot,
just like the NBA players, so we can't
always sit down and cook a meal together.
Sometimes it has to be stuff that's really
fast and quick.
The chefs in the kitchen were telling us
before we never really thought about
brain foods.
It was always for the NBA players,
they focus on foods that are good for
your body and your muscle.
Now they're learning more about it.
They're kinda doing studies on it so
they can work with us when we travel.
So we can eat foods that are good for
us to stay focused and
stay alert at tournaments.
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- It was kind of a surprise,
just how genuine and nice everybody was.
Everyone's reactions, and
how everyone was treating us, is just so
authentic and real.
- I actually played with Richaun Holmes
a game with Counter-Strike,
a 1 v 1 in an A map.
And I had a handicap, and they changed all
my key game bindings in game.
The first round he won,
because I could not find the fire key.
It's really fun to interact with them,
they're so nice.
It's really interesting because they're
really challengers,
they don't wanna lose, so
they put all their efforts into winning.
Yeah, they're really
interested in what we're doing.
- We're definitely learning a lot about
ourselves and about the mental part of CS.
And I think that's gonna push us even
further to catch up to where we wanna be.
Our goal is obviously to be the best team,
not just in the female scene,
but just the best team in the world.
And I think the 76ers help us
accomplish that.
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