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Boston Celtics forward Jonas Jerebko is the latest athlete to buy in to the esports world.Jerebko purchased the rights to the Renegades franchise from Christopher Montecristo Mykles and Chris Badawi, his teams CS:GO position in WME | IMGs ELeague and in ESL, and the first right of refusal to negotiate new contracts with that team, for an undisclosed sum.Jerebko said he originally planned to buy into the sport at the beginning of 2017, but given that the deal included the rights to negotiate with the current Renegades CS:GO team, in which four of the players had expired contracts, Jerebko said he had to seize the opportunity.The Celtics forward signed the players, based out of Australia, and moved them into a house and training center in Rochester, Michigan, with a coach and a manager.He also aggregated a Call of Duty team that was working under the name Ground Zero, formerly under the Dream Team banner. That squad will now play under the Renegades name and will compete in the Call of Duty World League Championship at the start of September.Jerebko said his intention is to build a full team, which would once again field a League of Legends squad under the Renegades name, as well as Halo and Overwatch.The deal to buy the Renegades was consummated in Las Vegas. Jerebko had come for the NBA summer league and there met with Tobias Sherman, global head of eSports at WME | IMG, who was representing Mykles.The Renegades CS:GO team includes Aaron AZR Ward, Justin jks Savage, Yaman yam Ergenekon, Karlo Ustilo Pivac, Ricardo Rickeh Mulholland, Nicholas peekay Wise and Chris GoMeZ Orfanellis. The Call of Duty team includes Adam KiLLa Sloss, Troy Sender Michaels, Martin Chino Chino and Steven Diabolic Rivero.Although Jerebko said hes aware that esports has very much turned into the wild, wild west, he hopes he can lend credibility to the sport. That means that Jerebko, who has served as team player representative for the National Basketball Players Association, doesnt have a problem with pro gamers having rights.The Call of Duty players we were negotiating with were under contract last year and werent getting paid for three to five months, Jerebko said. Thats not going to happen with me. You get a paycheck on time.That being said, Jerebko also said he expects his players to buy into his long-term vision.There are some guys in this industry asking to do six-month contracts, Jerebko said. There isnt stability in that. Jerebko wouldnt give dollar amounts to deals, but did say that they are for one year with a one-year team option.The Renegades League of Legends team was kicked out of the League of Legends Championship Series after publisher Riot Games alleged that Mykles intended to give suspended Chris Badawi an ownership stake, something Badawis ban prohibited.Jerebko joins other NBA players who have gotten into esports. 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Bad blood threatens to boilover when the Sydney Roosters reprise their NRL rivalry with St George Illawarra on Sunday at Allianz Stadium.While both sides are out of the running for the finals and have little to play for, the clash wont be short of feeling after their last encounter had ended in a public slanging match between coaches Trent Robinson and Paul McGregor.After the Dragons 20-18 Anzac Day win - a game best remembered for Robinsons post-match blow-up at referee Ben Cummins - the Roosters mentor took aim at Dragons players including hooker Mitch Rein for allegedly staying down in an attempt to milk penalties.It came after Robinson unloaded on centre Euan Aitken for allegedly diving in the corresponding game in 2015.It prompted McGregor to defend his players and fire back, accusing Robinson of venting his frustrations at his sides lacklustre start to the season.Theres been good history since Anzac Day and then the 2010 grand final, Robinson said on Saturday.That counts but it doesnt matter who we play this weekend.McGregor also this week said his players remembered their last encounter and that it had sparked a rivalry between the two sides.The saga gives added spice to the encounter with both coaches praising their sides for improved efforts over the past few weeks.ddddddddddddThe Roosters had their best win of the year against premiers North Queensland last week, and have come out on top in two of their past three, while the Dragons likewise punched through for a pressure-relieving win over Cronulla.In the Dragons only change, Leeson Ah Mau returns for injured back-rower Tariq Sims, who was a standout in last weeks victory over the Sharks.In the last three weeks, we played three teams in the top six and last week was a good win, McGregor said.On the back of improving the prior two weeks against two quality sides in Canterbury and Brisbane, for a (total losing margin) of seven points, the players have shown how hard theyve worked.STATS THAT MATTER:* Since 2011, the Roosters have won seven from 11 against the Dragons, but have lost twice in the past three meetings* The Roosters eight losses by four points or less is the equal-second most in premiership history. 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