Los Angeles (May 25 , 2022) – Caffeine, a social broadcasting platform delivering live, interactive content, announced today that they are partnering with Drew League, an exclusive pro-am summer basketball league, to be the home of the Drew in 2022, including live streamed games, the new PABC Tournament, as well as related content surrounding the culture and events for the first time in its storied history.

As part of the partnership, Caffeine will be exclusively streaming the Pro-Am Basketball Challenge (PABC) Tournament, hosted by the Drew League. The tournament will stream live from June 24-26 and will feature a team of Drew League players competing against five other teams from storied streetball courts across the country including Dyckman in New York City, Danny Rumph Classic in Philadelphia, Atlanta Entertainment Basketball League (AEBL) in Atlanta, Miami Pro League and Brunson League in Baltimore.

Caffeine will also be exclusively live streaming three game weekends in June, with the first to air live on Sunday, June 5th, 2022. The live streams will feature the biggest headliner games of each weekend. With Caffeine’s interactive platform, fans across the country will be able to not only watch, but live host their own commentary of the games and interact before, during and after through pre- and post-shows on the Drew League channel.

Drew League, which was founded in 1973 by Alvin Wills and now run by the iconic Dino Smiley, is considered to be Southern California’s toughest competition, attracting streetball legends, collegiate athletes, international pros and several NBA stars, including Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, Baron Davis, James Harden, Kevin Durant, Paul Pierce and more. Since the beginning, the league’s goal has been to help young people form meaningful relationships on the court that would spill over into the neighborhood, as well as build an institution that would bring top local high school, college and pro players back to the community. Named after Charles Drew Junior High School, which holds the original gym the games were hosted in, Drew League has grown over the years from six to ten to now 20 “invitation-only” teams that are matched to battle it out on the hardwood. And this year, together with the Drew League’s marketing and brand agency CrossOvr Collective, the Drew is bringing the games and culture of the tournament to audiences worldwide.

In addition to the live tournament streams, Drew League will also host a show on the Drew League channel, produced alongside CrossOvr Collective, every Tuesday at 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT, where they will discuss the previous weekend’s games, have guest appearances from players, fans and legends in the game, showcase interviews, and dig into the highlights, stories and culture around the tournament. Caffeine will also be the home for Drew League players, who will be setting up their own channels on Caffeine to interact with their fans live.

For the latest, visit The Drew League’s channel on Caffeine: caffeine.tv/drewleague

About Caffeine

Caffeine is a new kind of live broadcast company focused on the creation and distribution of live, interactive content. Our social broadcasting platform makes it simple for people to create their own shows and watch new interactive content with friends. Both Cox and Fox are investors in Caffeine, and we have raised a total of $250 million to date. Caffeine has a zero-tolerance policy for bullying, hate speech, and racism. Find Caffeine in the App Store and Google Play. Learn more at www.caffeine.tv.