Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The Metaverse: an immersive virtual world where we can interact with each other using smartphones, PCs, special glasses or VR headsets. A digital world that, until recently, enjoyed enormous hype and enthusiasm for the opportunities it could have presented for businesses and consumers. The Metaverse arrived with a variety of investment and income opportunities, where users could purchase a wide variety of digital goods and services for their avatars and their own virtual experiences. Ranging from branded accessories to cars in virtual stores and even the ability to purchase virtual land. The NBA’s Brooklyn Nets made sports history as the first professional…