ESPN released a short story about NBA athletes who play and love video games. We talk about how gaming and gamers are a lot more mainstream today then they have ever been. It’s not just cool to see celebrities who have an interest in gaming, now gaming itself can make you a celebrity. While someone like Ninja is the biggest name in the scene, is it possible to get bigger? Have we seen the Golden Gods of Gaming born yet?

<p>ESPN released a short story about NBA athletes who play and love video games. We talk about how gaming and gamers are a lot more mainstream today then they have ever been. It&rsquo;s not just cool to see celebrities who have an interest in gaming, now gaming itself can make you a celebrity. While someone like Ninja is the biggest name in the scene, is it possible to get bigger? Have we seen the Golden Gods of Gaming born yet?</p>

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