players and coach say.





Multiple conversations transpired between the players and owner Daniel “Daname” Escott in which they were told that the organization had lost investors. According to transcripts of the conversations supplied to DBLTAP, Daname promised payments would come after adding new sponsors. Those conversations occurred directly after Iceberg signed the aforementioned Dota 2 roster, which some players believe was an attempt to attract additional sponsors.





Days later, CS:GO manager Shelby “d1sfugured” Parks told the team that the organization would become insolvent if it couldn’t acquire new sponsorship. Shortly after that, according to the transcripts, the players were informed they would be bought out at the end of February by an unknown organization and the outstanding salaries would be paid. By the end of the month, player Warren "hades"with the following statement:





“They were being threatening and harassing staff. It was a protective measure. They have all been unblocked on social media now.”





Pressed about the nature of the threats and harassment that led to blocking the players on social media, the organization said: “We are not looking to start drama, and would rather protect the players from repercussions that could prevent them from being signed by future org.”





It is unclear if CS:GO and Dota 2 players were blocked on Twitter, or just the CS:GO team. Kurtis "Aui_2000" Ling, a part of the Iceberg Esports Dota 2 roster, ​tweeted Thursday to announce the players were no longer a part of Iceberg Esports.

We're no longer under contract with iceberg. Back to animal planet — Aui 2000 (@Aui_2000) March 1,