The NBA 2K League, the official esports competition that is a team effort Both the NBA and NBA 2K Publisher Take Twojust “disqualified indefinitely” six players and a coach for their role in a betting scandal.
According to a statement released by the league, an internal investigation has found that players “disqualified indefinitely” for “violating league gambling and fantasy rules”. Blazer5 Gaming coach Andrew Maxie received the same penalty for the same offence.
The investigation revealed that Dennis, Ingram, Lafanette, Miller and Nastasi had all either bet or attempted to bet on 2K League games, while Gill and Maxie reportedly knew about the bets and “failed report violations or fully cooperate with the investigation”.
The full explanation is:
NBA 2K League players Marquis Gill, Christopher Lafanette, Dorian Earl Miller and Robert Nastasi of Blazer5 Gaming, Kimanni Ingram of Jazz Gaming and Zekirri Dennis of Mavs Gaming have been indefinitely disqualified from the NBA 2K League and one of its teams because they violated the league’s gambling and fantasy rules, was announced today by NBA 2K League President Brendan Donohue. Blazer5 Gaming trainer Andrew Maxie has also been indefinitely disqualified for violating the Gambling and Fantasy Rules.
Following an investigation, the NBA 2K League determined that Dennis, Ingram, Lafanette, Miller and Nastasi, either alone or through others, bet or attempted to bet on NBA 2K League games and also broke the rules by betting Failed to report violations or fully cooperate with the investigation. Gill and Maxie broke the rules by failing to report violations or by not fully cooperating with the investigation.
“The integrity of our game is and will remain the number one priority of the NBA 2K League,” said Donohue. “We take our obligation to the competition and our fans very seriously and will always act consistently in the event of violations of the Game Integrity Rules and associated reporting and cooperation obligations.”
