{"id":126929,"date":"2022-08-02T16:48:43","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T16:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/?p=446879"},"modified":"2022-08-02T16:48:43","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T16:48:43","slug":"xbox-and-ny-liberty-team-up-for-wnbas-first-gaming-inspired-basketball-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/08\/02\/xbox-and-ny-liberty-team-up-for-wnbas-first-gaming-inspired-basketball-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Xbox and NY Liberty team up for WNBA\u2019s first gaming-inspired basketball court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- .entry-social --> <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-main entry-main--post entry-main--post-no-sidebar\">\n<p>Xbox in collaboration with the New York Liberty has unveiled the WNBA\u2019s first gaming-inspired basketball court for the team\u2019s August 2 and August 3 home games versus the Los Angeles Sparks at Barclays Center. The Xbox-inspired court is also the WNBA\u2019s first secondary court among current teams.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/xbox-and-ny-liberty-team-up-for-wnbas-first-gaming-inspired-basketball-court.jpg\" alt=\"NY Liberty and Roblox Basketball Court Design Image\" class=\"wp-image-185517\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fans can also experience the Xbox-branded Liberty court within the Infinite Canvas\u2019 Dunking Simulator, a leading basketball experience in <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-US\/games\/roblox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Roblox<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. Players will be teleported to the special Liberty court within the experience to dunk in style and enjoy special, metaverse-only features like pyrotechnics, fireworks, fan chants, and more, all guided by New York native and 11-year-old sports journalist,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pepperpersley\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Pepper Persley<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Xbox also invites fans who love basketball and gaming to share their dreams via its<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/powerherdreams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Power Her Dreams website<\/a><\/strong>. For every submission made on the site from now through September 30, Microsoft will donate $10 to the<a href=\"https:\/\/mambaandmambacita.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <strong>Mamba &amp; Mambacita Sports Foundation<\/strong> or<\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/girlswhocode.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Girls Who Code<\/a><\/strong>, with up to a maximum donation of $50,000 per nonprofit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/xbox-and-ny-liberty-team-up-for-wnbas-first-gaming-inspired-basketball-court-1.jpg\" alt=\"NY Liberty and Roblox Basketball Court Design Image\" class=\"wp-image-185518\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fans can also unlock unique virtual items for their avatars across millions of other <em>Roblox<\/em> experiences, including a special New York Liberty jersey, Xbox belt bag, and Xbox Shutter Shades.<\/p>\n<p>To access the experience, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roblox.com\/games\/7655745946\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>please visit Dunking Simulator<\/strong><\/a> and create an account on <em>Roblox<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .main-content --> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xbox in collaboration with the New York Liberty has unveiled the WNBA\u2019s first gaming-inspired basketball court for the team\u2019s August 2 and August 3 home games versus the Los Angeles Sparks at Barclays Center. The Xbox-inspired court is also the WNBA\u2019s first secondary court among current teams. 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