{"id":28648,"date":"2013-12-19T06:03:15","date_gmt":"2013-12-19T14:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.quartertothree.com\/fp\/?p=28648"},"modified":"2013-12-19T06:03:15","modified_gmt":"2013-12-19T14:03:15","slug":"bryant-gumbels-real-sports-debates-professional-gaming-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quartertothree.com\/fp\/2013\/12\/19\/bryant-gumbels-real-sports-debates-professional-gaming-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Bryant Gumbel&#8217;s Real Sports debates professional gaming events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: eSports Discussion (HBO Sports)\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Box01YzekaQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Gamers are hilarious, right? 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