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When Players Only started last fall, it …

When Players Only started last fall, it was billed as a unique NFT project, co-founded by Michael Carter-Williams, supported by other pro athletes, that would allow investors who bought its non-fungible tokens to interact with them in person and through the online community the project was building. But by this spring, the project had sputtered. Conversations on its Discord server — a voice, video and text digital platform, had slowed. An April AMA session centered on the project’s founders hearing out grievances from its NFT holders. A long backlog of giveaways built up.

The sudden changes came on the same day …

The sudden changes came on the same day that The Athletic spoke to Carter-Williams, on June 9, about the project’s problems, and Players Only was already set to sunset. In that conversation, he denied any malevolent intentions; he said the project simply failed. “If there’s a mistake that I made, I’m willing to say that we made a mistake. This project was a failure. There are people that are owed things, that will receive what they are owed, and it took too long of a time. Yes, I agree. But I don’t deserve to be called a liar,” he said, referring to accusations made on the official Discord server. “I don’t deserve (for it to be said) that I stole people’s money. I don’t deserve that. People say that this project was a rug-pull; I put too much time and effort into this for that to be the consensus of it. And there’s too many people that were happy with the project for that to happen. “I was the founder of this project and the people that were working with this project as well don’t deserve to be called that and have their image be tarnished like that.”

After a conversation with a reporter …

After a conversation with a reporter with The Athletic, he texted screenshots of tweets from holders expressing appreciation for the utilities they received, like a meet-up in Dallas with Carter-Williams, Ross and Harris. “There was many people that were happy and the people that are not happy I do feel for you as well,” he said. “I’m not excusing that. There was mistakes that were made. This is definitely not what I envisioned. I wouldn’t say that this was a successful project. This is a project that did fail. In the past I’ve said this was a great experience because I’ve learned a lot from this project. But I empathize with those people that aren’t happy.”

Watch: ‘Playing Smarter Golf’ showcases technology that can improve your golf game

In “Playing Smarter Golf,” Golfweek’s senior writer David Dusek caddies for our Averee Dovsek.

In “Playing Smarter Golf,” Golfweek’s senior writer David Dusek caddies for golfer and Golfweek contributor Averee Dovsek. The two talk about strategy while playing holes, with Averee coming at things from a player’s perspective. We used new Smart Sensors from Arccos to help make club selections and develop strategies for playing the holes.

Sometimes David and Averee will agree on how to play a hole, and sometimes they see things differently. However, in every case, they talk about their plan for handling different situations, selecting clubs, managing trouble, and more.

The series aims to teach golfers to create a plan when playing golf, using live data collected on each player’s game. This can help create smarter, more-effective strategies that lead to lower scores.

After breaking ground on a brand new …

After breaking ground on a brand new arena in September 2021, the Los Angeles Clippers have unveiled more details regarding their state-of-the-art scoreboard and video screen. The Intuit Dome, which is scheduled to open in Inglewood at the start of the 2024-25 NBA season, will feature basketball’s largest and most impressive LED display to date. Inside the Clippers’ new $2 billion facility will be the Halo Board, stretching nearly an acre and surrounding 18,000 fans with a 4K view of replays, individual stats, quarter breakdowns, and advanced metrics. It will be the latest innovation of Daktronics, an American LED display designer that’s becoming a household name in the world of sports technology.

It will be a double-sided 4K board …

It will be a double-sided 4K board featuring a 3.9-millimeter pixel layout. The inner display will measure 32 feet high by 623 feet in circumference. The outer display is slated to measure 28 feet high by 661 feet in circumference. Per the Clippers, these dimensions will lead to the full halo being proportionally more balanced than others in professional sports. Gillian Zucker, the LA Clippers President of Business Operations, shared her thoughts on the design and the team’s partnership with one of the leading video display manufacturers. “We are excited to partner with Daktronics, an innovator in video displays, to develop a Halo Board that will create one of the most intense live experiences in sports,” she said.