By Dexter LeRuez In early November 2022, 18,000 fans flocked to the Chase Centre in San Francisco, Calif., the home of the seven-time NBA champion Golden State Warriors, to witness the end of an action-packed year. However, the Warriors were nowhere to be seen, the basketballs were locked away and the court was covered up. Instead, fans watched professional gaming teams DRX and T1 battle for the League of Legends World Championship.