Who Is The Highest Earning Canadian Athlete On Instagram?

In the age of the modern-day athlete, financial transparency has never been greater. We know all the inside workings of the big contracts, the glossy sponsorships, and the sneaker deals… but just how much are Canadian athletes raking in from the comfort of their own home? 

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What is so special about the NBA?

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The National Basketball Association (NBA) may not be as watched as much as the NFL or the English Premier League, but the NBA is a fast paced, exhilarating league, that, in years to come, will still be very much enjoyed by millions across the globe. 

The game is followed by fans from the comfort of their own homes with the use of technology as stats are already available on Amazon Alexa, as we mentioned a couple of years ago.  

Other fans may have tuned in to Netflix to watch The Last Dance with the greatest player of all time, Michael Jordan, who may have hung up his basketball shoes (did you know that he wore a new pair every game?) but the NBA is still as invigorating as it once was. What other sport sells 95% of its ticket allocation, at around $90, selling out 741 stadiums? And once inside, the atmosphere is exceptional.  

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Apple TV+ to debut 'Greatness Code' sports docuseries on July 10

Apple TV+ will be premiering a new sports documentary series featuring untold stories of top athletes, including LeBron James, Tom Brady, Alex Morgan, Shaun White, Usain Bolt, Katie Ledecky, and Kelly Slater. Greatness Code will premiere on the streaming service on July 10. It's a co-production between the Religion of Sports (co-founded by Gotham Chopra, Brady, and Michael Strahan) and Uninterrupted (James and Maverick Carter). Gotham Chopra directs the docuseries, described as "a landmark short-form unscripted series that spotlights untold stories from the greatest athletes in the world." The timing of this release might be perfect in a climate where we can't have live sports events right now. 

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Tim Hortons brings NHL players to life with trading card AR app

While augmented reality has been around for a while, it’s gotten extremely popular as of late. And so Tim Hortons gets in on the hype with its own AR app—which also coincides with the launch of Tim Hortons Collector’s Series 2016-2017 NHL Trading Cards. The Tim Hortons Augmented Reality Hockey Cards app lets you scan the cards you buy to see models of NHL stars appear on your Android or iOS device. And if you’re a collector, you can put various card combinations side by side to get hidden animations.

You can buy a three-card pack from Tim Hortons for $1 plus tax with a drink or $1.99 plus tax for just the cards. Tim Hortons partnered with NHL and NHLPA as well as exclusive licensed trading card Upper Deck.

Source: VR Focus