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Former Iceberg owner Daniel Escott launches bid for Canadian WNBA team

While claiming that "this [time] is different", former players are still owed thousands of dollars by the defunct organization.

Former Iceberg owner Daniel "Daname" Escott has resurfaced on social media, with headlines on CBC pointing towards the 23-year-old as a co-founder of a bid to secure a Canadian team in the Women's National Basketball Association. Daname has yet to pay any of the players that were signed to his now-defunct esports organization, leaving his candidacy for a professional sports team in serious doubt.

In a statement to CBC, Jonathan "djay" Dallal said the following:

"The way [Iceberg] handled the dissolving of the [organization] and paying back money that was owed was truly amateurish as I never received a dime, and I don't think any of my ex-teammates did either."

Daname told CBC that players on Iceberg were owed "somewhere in the ballpark of $5,000 to $10,000", which directly contradicts Dust2.us' report from March of 2018. The CS:GO roster alone was owed upwards of $10,000 USD, while the team had also signed a Dota 2 roster that also never received payment.

In a statement via TwitLonger, Daname claimed that he "was a fool" for trusting a handshake agreement with an investor, leading to him signing multiple teams and stringing them along for months with the promise of paying a salary. According to Daname, the investor "disappeared", leaving the organization without any financial backing.

Ironically, Daname did the very same to Iceberg's players when they questioned him as to when they would be paid, with one of his most notable replies telling a player that "my best advice would be to find a job man" when the player said that they were in need of the money they were owed. Daname even says that he "felt free" for a day after Iceberg finally closed, before making the story of him not paying players out to be some form of a redemption arc for his failures both contractually and ethically as if he is the victim in the scenario.

Similar warning signs have already arisen regarding Daname's WNBA bid, with little to no details emerging regarding any investment or financial backing that could faciliate signing a team. Despite his insistence that he and his partners are in "negotiations between massive organizations and powerful institutions", Daname has seemingly made no effort to resolve any of his past debts to players that he had previously contracted.

As would be expected under the circumstances, reactions from former Iceberg CS:GO players and their associates has been fast and furious:

Though Escott's campaign has gotten off to a rocky start, there is at least one person who remains in his corner: his mother.

Update: Following the publication of this article, Daname has deleted his Twitter account. An archived version of his TwitLonger, should that be deleted as well, is available here.

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#1(With 0 replies)
July 16, 2019 05:21PM
verizon
MDL
lol dipshit deleted his twitter already
#2(With 0 replies)
July 16, 2019 05:26PM
Nurfed
MDL
screw you daniel escott

nice job deleting your twitter. too bad the stuff you've done will still live on in news articles. One day you'll realize you should have just paid the money.
#3(With 0 replies)
July 16, 2019 07:29PM
006_tv
Dust2 Birthday cake!
Come on man, pay the players back before you embark on another whimsical fantasy, one that probably has a good chance of collapsing in your face. You may try to hide by deleting your account, but people will remember. They'll remember you as a scumbag.
#4(With 0 replies)
July 16, 2019 10:44PM
parks2214
Dust2 Birthday cake!
Imagine still having debts to pay and trying to scum your way into owning another team. Get the fuck out
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