A new feature coming to the NBA app will let users virtually sub in for a player during a live NBA game.
Isaac Okoro of the Cleveland Cavaliers guards James Harden of the Philadelphia 76ers at an NBA game this week. Soon, you too will be able jump into a pro game — at least, virtually.Isaac Okoro of the Cleveland Cavaliers guards James Harden of the Philadelphia 76ers at an NBA game this week. Soon, you too will be able jump into a pro game — at least, virtually.The NBA app could soon make that a reality.
In an on-stage demonstration, Silver scanned the body of sports commentator Ahmad Rashad and pasted it onto that of the Utah Jazz's Talen Horton-Tucker. "You'll be making all the same movements as he was, but it'll look like it's your body," Silver told Rashad. Avatar Rashad is then seen running down the court in a pair of casual pants to complete a dunk in the place of Horton-Tucker.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver unveils streaming experience of the future via the NBA App - and you can be in it!
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