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TORONTO — The NHL and NBA will share the many screens at Real Sports Bar and Grill with esports on Feb. 15 when the Toronto Defiant play their opening game in the Overwatch League.

OverActive Media, which owns the esports franchise, is holding a viewing party at the giant sports bar adjacent to Scotiabank Centre for the Defiant’s kickoff against the Houston Outlaws.

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The Toronto Maple Leafs and Raptors are both off that night.

“I think there’s something hugely poetic to the idea of having our first fan viewing party inside of Real Sports,” said OverActive Media CEO Chris Overholt. “It’s just such a great venue for all sports … I’m really excited for us, excited for our fans.”

The Vancouver Titans, the other Canadian expansion franchise, open Feb. 16 against the Shanghai Dragons.

“Overwatch,” a team-based, first-person shooter (a genre centred around weapon-based combat), has spawned a blue-chip league about to start its second season.