{"id":13257,"date":"2025-04-03T06:06:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T06:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/ice-cubes-big3-announces-eighth-season-schedule\/"},"modified":"2025-04-03T06:06:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T06:06:21","slug":"ice-cubes-big3-announces-eighth-season-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/ice-cubes-big3-announces-eighth-season-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Ice Cube\u2019s BIG3 Announces Eighth Season Schedule."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Today, the BIG3 announced that the league\u2019s eighth season will be tipping off in Chicago, IL, at Allstate Arena on June 14, 2025, at 4pm ET live on CBS. Tickets for the first four matchups will be on sale on April 11, 2025, at 10am local time at big3.com\/tickets. Tickets for the remaining matchups will be released at a later date. The 10-week season will feature eight all-new teams that will each make a stop in their new home markets in Baltimore, MD, Boston, MA, Chicago, IL, Dallas, TX, Detroit, MI, Houston, TX, Los Angeles, CA, and Miami, FL. The $1 million win bonus will be awarded to the two finalist teams set to play in the Championship game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThis is the most anticipated BIG3 season yet,\u201d said BIG3 Co-CEO Ice Cube. \u201cNot only are the players competing for the Dr. J trophy, but also for a $1M win bonus. Beyond that, the play is harder, the players are tougher, and the league is more competitive than ever. Our fans have the chance to be part of history every week when each team makes their hometown debut. Everyone knows that the BIG3 isn\u2019t just what is done on the court \u2013 when we come to town, you know there is music, culture, and community to be had. We can\u2019t wait for our fans to meet their teams and experience another summer of the best 3-on-3 basketball starting June 14.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chicago, IL \u2013 Allstate Arena \u2013 June 14, 2025 \u2013 Home of the Chicago Triplets<\/span><\/strong><br \/><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Baltimore, MD \u2013 CFG Bank Arena \u2013 June 22, 2025 \u2013 Home of the DMV Trilogy<\/span><\/strong><br \/><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Miami, FL \u2013 Kaseya Center \u2013 June 29, 2025 \u2013 Home of the Miami 305<\/span><\/strong><br \/><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Boston, MA \u2013 TD Garden \u2013 July 13, 2025 \u2013 Home of the Boston Ball Hogs<\/span><\/strong><br \/><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Detroit, MI \u2013 Little Caesars Arena \u2013 July 20, 2025 \u2013 Home of the Detroit Amplifiers<\/span><\/strong><br \/><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Week 6 \u2013 To Be Announced<\/span><\/strong><br \/><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Houston, TX \u2013 Toyota Center \u2013 August 2, 2025 \u2013 Home of the Houston Rig Hands<\/span><\/strong><br \/><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Los Angeles, CA \u2013 Intuit Dome \u2013 August 9, 2025 \u2013 Home of the Los Angeles Riot<\/span><\/strong><br \/><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dallas, TX \u2013 American Airlines Center \u2013 August 17, 2025 \u2013 Home of the Dallas Power<\/span><\/strong><br \/><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2025 Championship \u2013 To Be Announced<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The 2025 Championship dates and location will be announced at a later date. The two winning teams coming out of the Week 9 playoffs will be awarded the $1 million win bonus. This is the first time a performance prize of this size will be offered to BIG3 players in addition to their regular-season salaries. Full rosters of each team will be announced after the BIG3 combine and draft on May 15, 2025. This season will also be chronicled in the forthcoming BIG3 documentary, which will follow the action of season 8 through to the Championship and delve into the challenges and controversies since the league\u2019s founding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52309\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/big3.jpg 500w, https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/big3-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/big3-280x99.jpg 280w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/big3.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52309\" src=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/big3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/big3.jpg 500w, https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/big3-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rapindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/big3-280x99.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>ABOUT BIG3:<\/strong> On January 11, 2017, the BIG3 was born. The first-ever professional FIREBALL3 league is the brainchild of producer, actor, and music legend Ice Cube and entertainment executive Jeff Kwatinetz, who shared a vision of a player-centric league focused on entertainment and innovation. The BIG3 is a league with no garbage minutes, where trash talk is allowed, defense is emphasized, fast-paced action, and where every point \u2013whether it\u2019s a 4-point or 3-point shot \u2013 counts. Any given BIG3 team has hall of famers, icons and trailblazers, and the next best 3-on-3 player.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The league has led the sports industry in diversity and opportunity, becoming the first professional sports league to implement a mental health policy, favor CBD as a pain management alternative to opioids, enlist female coaches of men, and appoint a black Commissioner in Hall of Famer Clyde Drexler, who is also professional sports first former player serving as Commissioner. The inaugural CEO was the legendary, incomparable Raider executive Amy Trask. 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