ESPYS Wrap: Top Moments from the 2019 50k Charity Challenge Team Mayweather wins in the end. Victory over Team Gronk
Co-produced by The Kess Group
July 15th, 2019
(Los Angeles, CA):
Another ESPYS week has passed, only if you’re lucky enough to attend these exclusive events, do you truly get the ESPYS experience. ESPYS happens in mid-July every summer. It’s three days (sometimes four) of non-stop events, red carpets, gifting suites and athletes plus celebrities galore.
For the second year in a row, The Kess Group has co-produced the 50k Charity Challenge. A charity basketball game hosted by Nick Cannon and DJ Felly Fell. This year it team Floyd Mayweather versus Gronk with special performances by DaBaby and Ty Dollasign. The event was held at the UCLA Pauley Pavilion on Monday July 8th, and kicked off ESPYS 2019 week in style. The most important part, that it was for the greater good.
The event contributed a minimum of $50,000 between multiple charities, and donated a substantial amount of complimentary tickets to youth programs, hospitals, public serviceman, veterans, and other good will organizations.
There was a bit of trash talk from Floyd Mayweather leading up to the game “On Monday, July 8th, 2019 at UCLA Pauley Pavilion, we will be defending the title for the Monster Energy $50K Charity Challenge. We’re going back to back, try and stop us”. Continue reading to see what happened to Mayweather that went viral.
Celebrities filled the rosters, VIP room and the bleachers. It was star studded with guests including many professional athletes, Julio Jones, Dashaun Watson, Rob Gronkowski, OBJ, Snoop Dogg, Nick Cannon, Rashad Jennings, Terrell Owens, Michael Blakson, Don Benjamin, Ja Rule, Chris Johnson, Michael Blackson, Val Kilmer, Jarvis Landry, Eric Dickerson, Sheldon Bailey and more!
It was Team Mayweather versus Team Gronk. The rosters were stacked on both sides:
Team Mayweather
| Floyd MayweatherTeam Captain | Eric DickersonCoach | Chris JohnsonAssistant Coach |
|---|
| Nick Cannon |
Terrell Owens |
Roddy Rich |
Joe Haden |
| Pacman Jones |
Cappie Pondexter |
Michael Blackson |
J’Leon Love |
| P-Reala | Natalie Nunn |
Don Benjamin |
Shiggy |
Team Gronk
| Rob GronkowskiTeam Captain | Kyle KuzmaCoach | Rashad Jennings |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuttino Mobley |
Nyjah Huston |
Jarvis Landry |
Yung Pinch |
| Jimmie Allen |
Colton Underwood |
Eric Bigger |
Jenna Johnson |
| Chris Gronkowski |
Dan Gronkowski |
Bone Collector |
Errol Spence Jr. |
Bar far the top moment of the night was when Floyd was going one on one with Bone Crusher and he tripped. You most likely have seen this clip but to be there in person was something else.
Overall Mayweather had the last laugh with his team winning by 40 points. He had a lot to say about the night in an interview conducted by TMZ shortly after:
“Did you hear I got MVP?
We gotta talk about, us winning by 40. My team won by 40. But it’s not the NBA, and we live and we learn.
Nothing but respect to him, Congratulations to a big mood. My finger count won’t change, so it’s nothing but love.
When it’s all said and done, I go MVP and we won by 40. Let’s talk about that.
The thing is is, I mean I have bad days in the boxing gym.
Bone collector don’t do me like that, I’m rich I’m wealthy! Wealth is something that is established. Rich is something that’s short, thats short term. Wealth is something thats established. Bone Collector I wish you nothing but the best
I’m proud of tat street. legion, but I’m a legendary icon, my name will live forever.
Tokyo, Japan, you know about me, Africa you know about me.
Congratulations.
I’m still going to go to the bank the same away.”
Some other notable ballers of the game include Jarvis Landry: