{"id":55701,"date":"2023-06-21T23:18:04","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T03:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=55701"},"modified":"2023-06-21T23:18:04","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T03:18:04","slug":"slamball-espn-announce-exclusive-two-year-broadcast-partnership-for-the-2023-and-2024-seasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/21\/slamball-espn-announce-exclusive-two-year-broadcast-partnership-for-the-2023-and-2024-seasons\/","title":{"rendered":"SlamBall, ESPN Announce Exclusive Two-Year Broadcast Partnership for the 2023 and 2024 Seasons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55703\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/slamball-on-espn.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/slamball-on-espn.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/slamball-on-espn-300x136.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>SlamBall, the fast-paced, gravity-defying sport that combines elements of basketball, football, hockey, and trampolines, today announced an exclusive, two-year national broadcast partnership with ESPN for the 2023 and 2024 seasons.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Corey_vs_Ivan_in_2008.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-55702 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Corey_vs_Ivan_in_2008.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Corey_vs_Ivan_in_2008.webp 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Corey_vs_Ivan_in_2008-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>The partnership begins on Opening Night, as SlamBall relaunches live from Las Vegas on July 21 from 7-9PM EDT. ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN+ will combine to air more than 30 hours of live SlamBall programming across five weekends, culminating August 17-19 with the SlamBall Playoffs and SlamBall Championship Game. All games will be played at Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, with ticket sales beginning on June 27.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2146834931\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;ESPN&#8217;s multi-year commitment to SlamBall is further validation of the enormous appeal and growth potential of our sport,&#8221; said SlamBall creator and CEO Mason Gordon. &#8220;The level of interest in our hybrid team sport not just in the U.S., but across the world, has been beyond our expectations for the 2023 season. 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SlamBall has a long-term partnership with global premium experiences company Legends to provide e-commerce and on-site event retail; global, data-driven partnership strategy and execution; and business intelligence with actionable insights to drive revenue across all areas of the league. David Levy at Horizon Sports and Experiences is providing additional sponsorship sales support in the 2023 and 2024 seasons.<\/p><div id=\"morty-31085746\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>SlamBall recently closed an $11 million Series A round led by Roger Ehrenberg&#8217;s IA Sports Ventures and Eberg Capital (Owner and Advisory Board Member, Miami Marlins, Betr, Simplebet) with participation from strategic investors across sports, gaming, entertainment, and media. 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