By Alexis Grace | on September 30, 2021
By Staff Report | The Atlanta Voice
(Hawks Talon Gaming, the authoritative NBA 2K League affiliate of the Atlanta Hawks, announced the promotion of Wesley Acuff to Director of Esports. Photo Credit: Provided by Hawks Talon GC)
Today, Hawks Talon Gaming, the authoritative NBA 2K League affiliate of the Atlanta Hawks, announced the promotion of Wesley Acuff to Director of Esports. In his new role, Acuff volition beryllium liable for managing the regular esports operation and leading the enactment done the yearly NBA 2K League Draft. Additionally, Acuff volition pb the hunt for Hawks Talon’s new head coach for the upcoming NBA 2K League season.
“We are thrilled to beforehand Wes and continue our concern in Hawks Talon,” said Janice Koon, Vice President of G League and 2K League Operations for the Atlanta Hawks & State Farm Arena. “Wes has proven to be an unthinkable plus to our organization with a wealthiness of cognition astir the league, and we are confident that he will instrumentality america to the adjacent level in his new role.”
In 2020, Acuff played an integral relation arsenic the big of a livestream bid called Talon Takeover. Presented with the Best Livestream Award from the NBA 2K League, this first-of-its-kind bid achieved tremendous viewership and blurred the enactment betwixt euphony and esports by featuring celebrities, entertainers and influencers playing NBA 2K connected the team’s Twitch channel.
“I americium grateful to continue my esports career in this new role with Hawks Talon Gaming,” said Acuff. “Since I got present successful 2018, we have been working hard to make Hawks Talon Gaming a competitory and world-class esports organization. I look guardant to finding a caller coach to assistance america enactment together a winning product on the virtual court.”
Acuff joined the Hawks and State Farm Arena successful 2018 as the Hawks Talon’s first Team Manager and Head Coach. Earlier successful his career, Acuff served successful assorted accumulation roles specified arsenic Producer, Editor and Camera Operator, with Turner Sports (now WarnerMedia) and NBA Digital.
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