The first fan-controlled interactive league is born

A group of American entrepreneurs Wednesday announced plans for a new fan-controlled basketball league, the Fan Controlled Hoops. AtlantaWhen Baron Davistwice star NBAas co-owner of one of the clubs.

The format is a full court 4v4, where you interact with fans in real time. This is similar to fan-driven initiatives in soccer where fans can call offensive play and vote on the rules.

Former Executive Director of NBA Union, Michelle Robertswill help oversee the launch of a four-team basketball league played on an interactive LED court, reported Fan-controlled sports and entertainment.

The plan is to start the convention on February 7th in Atlanta. Other NBA players yet to be named will fill various roles at FC Hoops.

The league will start playing in 2021 and is from the creators of Fan Control Football featuring Pro Football Hall of Famers. Terrell Owens Former Heisman Prize Winner Johnny Manziel among his players.

RobertsIn 2014, she became the first woman to lead a major professional sports union in North America, citing one of her reasons for joining. FC hoop As a strategic advisor, my goal was to help revolutionize the way fans consume and interact with the sport.

“The future of basketball and the sport will not be like my father’s or grandfather’s sport. I don’t know how it will be, but it will probably be like FC Hoops,” he said. Roberts“And what I want is to be in a league where no one says, ‘What’s that? That’s what I want.'”