ESPN boss John Skipper says eSports shouldn’t be considered a real sport. News By: Ashley Jenkins Hosted By: Ashley Jenkins Music By: @EvGres at EpicWins.com Follow The Know on Twitter: http://tw…
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ESPN Boss: eSports Are Not Sports – The Know
E sports are no sports because they are only played on virtual fields, so there can be no fans attending the event life
Spoiler: not a sport
Not a sport. Not even close
ESports aren’t sports. They’re eSports. They have their own category.
if eSports isn’t a sport, then so isn’t poker. But hey, even ESPN likes it.
redefine sports into 2 category – the physical and the intellectual sports. Although we can say basketball uses strategy/mental aspects but it primarily focus mainly in physical attributes, someday chess will be moved to intellectual sports in comparison to pro gamers
This is not a sport, e-sports can generate a lot of money MONEY ! that's why us grands visas to these guys just a corporation who saw an opportunity to make some easy money and label it as a "sport" what a marketing scam….
eSports are not sports, sports are defined as “an athletic activity requiring physical skill or prowess”, Nothing physical happenes in eSports, if you consider eSports then you must be an avid video game player sticking up for the “gamers” in the world. eSports are a fallback for the people who are too lazy to motivate themselves to get off the couch.
Getting brain damage from football is healthier than getting improved hand eye coordination from video games?
Lmao it's as simple as this people who don't play games think it's not a sport and people who do think it is a sport but in the end it really doesn't matter because esports tournaments are more watched than any other big sporting event
Im saying this as a Cyclist, I do not think that Gaming should be called Sports…
"eSports isn't sports"
You know it's still just a game?
You know… like every other sport?
CHESS= DOTA2, LEAGUE OF LEGENDS = CHECKERS
not sports? competitions? nah sports ARE competitions
espn be like: "eSports are not sports. And now moving on to our poker tournament"
What is the difference between this sport and football? What tells us that the motion of throwing a football is any better than landing a combo in LOL? Just because it has been around for longer, why is tackling someone more valued than solokilling someone?
If there was a prize that big on the line…I don't think it matters how much physical exertion there is you're sweating up a storm. Especially with how young most of these guys are
if youre going to talk about the viewership of esports you have to mention LoL
esports is not a sport. It's an esport. It's pretty simple
But ESPN shows Poker.
I think esports is awesome but yeah… I dont concider it to be a sport. Does not make it any less cool but in my opinion as the president of espn said it is a competition and there is nothing wrong with that 😀
everyone is so butthurt. They think that classing professional competitive video games as a sport is somehow tainting ever other sport in existance. Jesus christ. the world is changing. people are changing.
Yall need to watch birdman's video on this debate. He will explain it very well and if u "athletes" playing csgo still think it's a sport than that's pretty sad
I'm a huge esports fan, but I'm on the "It isn't a sport if you don't break a sweat" boat. That's also why I think that chess and shooting are not sports.
esports should be it's own category of sports that's why it's called electronic sports
e"SPORTS". 'Nuff said
Chess is a competition? Wow nice then tell me this ? Why is chess considered a sport? You know nothing ESPN
If Esports isnt a Sport… then neither is NASCAR
i do sweat while playing cs. God that shit is intense
Kids who play in there moms basement are now famous God end earth know
Not a sport.
Yes they should
By definition esports is a sport.
Esport is a sport
Professional gaming in a traditional sense is not a sport. But in my opinion a sport is determined on both mental and physical dexterity. Only people who play games for 10 – 30 hours can tell you that your body certainly aches. So it is a sport somewhat. It's just these traditionalists taking as crack at it, that's all. We don't live in a traditionalist world anymore.
Sweet, sweet irony.
hey
I play video games and hand eye corrode ration is nothing my gramma can pick up a controller and be pro
You sweat a lot while gaming, and as a kid going through puberty I'd rather not
No hate to anyone who like esports or esports itself, but coming from a person who plays games I don't like esports. Personally I find them very boring and all I see is a video game instead of an sport that requires a lot of athleticism. But one thing that annoys me with esports is that pro gamers who think they're better than everyone else. I know there are basketball players, football players, soccer players, etc. who think they're better than everyone else (and I find that annoying too) but, seeing people who think they're better than everyone else just because they're good at a video game is just ridiculous to me -_-
The problem about esports is the games that they choose. Fucking MOBA's and Call of Duty are the worst representations of esports.
To play a sport like basketball, you must practise everyday and put in a lot more effort to become pro.