Quick take:
- DeGods DAO has announced that it has acquired the Killer 3s professional basketball team
- Killer 3s is a 3-on3 basketball team in the Big 3 league founded by Legendary rapper Ice Cube
- Ice Cube recently bought DeGods NFT #3177 for 265 Solana (SOL)
- DeGods DAO is yet to make an official announcement but has confirmed the purchase through Twitter
The DeGods NFT project has announced that it has acquired the Killer 3s professional basketball team through its DAO (decentralized autonomous organization). The announcement was shared by the DeGods NFT team via Twitter and included a short video showcasing the talent of players of the Killer 3s basketball team that plays in the Big 3 league.
The DeDAO has acquired a professional basketball team. pic.twitter.com/TgcwKy9tLU
— DeGods (33.3%) (@DeGodsNFT) April 28, 2022
Big 3 is a League Founded by Ice Cube, Who is Also the Proud Owner of DeGods #3177
The Big 3 is a 3-on-3 basketball league founded in January 2017 by actor and music legend Ice Cube and entertainment executive Jeff Kwatinetz. The two pioneers in their respective industries had a vision of a half-court, player-centric basketball league focused on entertainment and innovation. The league introduced ‘the 4-point shot, with three 4-point circles beyond the 3-point line.
Ice Cube recently made headlines for his purchase of DeGods NFT #3177 for 265 Solana (approximately $26,500 using a SOL price of $100).
DeGods DAO Will Allow Fractional Ownership using $DUST
To note is that the team at DeGods is yet to make an official announcement or provide information on what the purchase of the Killer 3s basketball team entails. However, in a follow-up Tweet, the DeGods team explained that they plan to offer tickets, merchandise, and part-ownership of Killer 3s using the DUST token.
We plan to offer tickets, merchandise, and part-ownership in $DUST (and a lot more).
We will empower our community to use the IP to build independent revenue streams.
We’ll be doing a Twitter Spaces with @icecube & @JeffKwatinetz
tomorrow at 3PM PST to share all the details.
In an earlier interview today, the founder of DeGods, Frank DeGods, explained that this was ‘probably the most fascinating experiment in the entire NFT space right now.’ He also added that millions of people now have a chance at owning a basketball team, thus making their dreams come true.
Frank DeGod also shared the vision of owning a basketball team via Discord, as seen through the following screenshot.
