“Microsoft and the NBA are teaming up to deliver personalized game broadcasts that use machine learning and AI to learn fans’ preferences. Microsoft will also become the “Official Artificial Intelligence Partner” for the WNBA, NBA G League and USA Basketball.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.engadget.com/amp/nba-microsoft-ai-game-streaming-193552938.html
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Diana Ma, This Laker’s Data Scientist Is NBA’s Best Kept Secret
“Today, in the U.S., less than 25% of STEM jobs are filled by women. Diana Ma is headlining the #LightaSpark campaign. She’s a data scientist with a passion for basketball. She works for the Lakers. She loves to analyze plays, movements, positions, and performance to help players win.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/cognitiveworld/2020/02/11/diana-ma-this-lakers-data-scientist-is-nbas-best-kept-secret/amp/
Magic Become First NBA Team To Use AI Player Tracking Data…kind of :)
The Orlando Magic have announced that they are the first team to leverage AI for player tracking. However, I remember a similar post from earlier this month related to the Los Angels Clippers (see below) https://aiecommerce.com/2019/02/16/second-spectrum-and-l-a-clippers-select-aws-as-official-cloud-and-machine-learning-provider-of-clippers-courtvision/ Either way, as an Indiana native (aka basketball junkie) and AI/Data/Analytics fan-boy it’s exciting news. “The Orlando Magic announced…