Just over a year ago, a pair of seemingly random buddies launched something called The Basketball Tournament ("TBT" for short), an open-to-anyone, single-elimination basketball Hunger Games of sorts, with a winner-take-all $500,000 prize for the last team standing. The buddies got more attention than they could have imagined — players even casual hoop-heads recognized entered the field, and TBT was nothing short of a smash success
"Our goal has always been to create the most open, democratic sporting event in the world, which is kind of a crazy concept," says TBT co-founder Jonathan Mugar
Fast forward one year later, and TBT is back. Only this time it's bigger, badder and better — some games will be carried live this summer on ESPN, and a $1 million prize awaits the winning squad Read more...
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