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I have barely any interest in e-sports. I’m not really interested in discussing whether they - or chess, or similar - should count as sports. For the record, I don’t count them as such and I don’t approach them the same way as a viewer but I’m not gonna hate on them. Really, professional video game players are roughly equivalent to high level athletes, but with much lower profiles. I certainly remember comparable behavioural complaints in the FGC to recent NBA scandals, for example. No heroes no idols, etc. I’ve only really engaged with e-sports in two forms. Quite a while ago, maybe eight to ten years or so, I got casually interested in DOTA 2 , both playing (very, very badly) and watching (very, very ignorantly). Both before and after this period, I watched a lot of FGC tournaments, across most of the big games. This included Street Fighter IV and V , Guilty Gear Xrd , Under-Night , a little bit of Tekken and Mortal Kombat , a nice big range. I haven’t watched much in the last few ye...

  On the 19 th of February, 2021, the struggling Toronto Raptors barely overcame the even more struggling Minnesota Timberwolves in an 86-81 road win (seriously, the Raptors shot less than 35% from the field). Rookie Anthony Edwards had a rough game, judging by the box score, shooting 3-14 overall and missing all 7 of his three point attempts, while splitting a pair of free throws. He also grabbed 3 rebounds, dished 4 assists, stole the ball twice and blocked 1 shot, while turning it over once. He committed one turnover, and the Timberwolves were outscored by 13 points during his 34 minutes. After the game, seemed to be most focussed on his subpar shooting performance . I didn’t watch the game, but the box score stats make for a disappointing night for a struggling young player, still early in a tough season for everyone.   HE ALSO KILLED A MAN LIVE ON AN INTERNATIONAL BROADCAST.   Apparently acknowledging that a career highlight happened in an otherwise dismal p...