Immortals just announced a departure of four of their players and one coach. We spoke with General Manager, Mike Schwartz, to get more context on the mass drop. Read about their decision making here:
Late Wednesday, June 24th, Immortals announced they'd released head coach, Thomas "Zaboutine" Si-Hassen, and GM, Keaton Cryer. They've been temporarily replaced by LA Valiant GM, Mike Schwartz, and IMT assistant coach and analyst, GoToOne and Malaclypse, respectively.
Potluck has big shoes to fill, and he hasn't been received by the general community as well as most LCS rookies tend to be. Read here what he has to say about the community's perception of him and his frustration with their misinformation and discontent.
Apollo will be taking the place of Johnny "Altec" Ru in joining the Immortals LCS squad, and also reunites with his longtime Support Nickolas "Hakuho" Surgent.
Immortals AD Carry Johnny "Altec" Ru joined Inven Global's Parkes Ousley for an interview following his team's triumph over CLG.
IMT rounded out their return to LCS by hosting a Season Kickoff at a popular LA arcade bar, Button Mash. Here's what you missed and what the team had to say about the new season:
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