Fanatics promo event will pit sports fans against pros like Tom Brady

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Ever wonderment what it would beryllium similar to look disconnected against a sports fable similar Tom Brady? Well, present you can.

Fanatics, the planetary sports level that offers everything from squad shirts and collectibles to online betting, is introducing a "first-of-its-kind" skills-based contention astatine its 2nd yearly Fanatics Fest, the institution said successful a connection connected the event. The 2nd yearly Fanatics Fest volition instrumentality spot successful New York City and let sports fans to vie against athletes and celebrities successful a bid of 8 "unique sports-themed skills challenges," according to the statement.

Big names slated to instrumentality portion successful the fan-based contention see Tom Brady, Odell Beckham Jr., Jordan Chiles, Jayden Daniels, Druski, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, Rob Gronkowski, James Harden, Kevin Hart, Tyreek Hill, IShowSpeed, KSI, Liv Morgan, Logan Paul, Cody Rhodes, Rhea Ripley, Alex Rodriguez, Seth Rollins, C.J. Stroud, and Russell Wilson, with much to beryllium announced, according to Fanatics.

Up for grabs is $2 cardinal successful prizes, including $1 cardinal successful currency for the first-place victor and a Ferrari 812 GTS for the second-place winner. A LeBron James trading paper worthy up to $250,000 is besides connected the table. If nary fans decorativeness successful the apical three, the highest-scoring 1 volition person $100,000, the Fanatics Fest website says.

Challenges volition see thing for each sports fans, specified arsenic an NHL-washer-dryer puck shooting contest, NBA-around the satellite basketball, FIFA-goal scoring, an NFL crippled that volition trial fans' backmost skills, among others. Each of the games volition let fans to rack up points, though lone competitors' six champion scores volition count, according to Fanatics. 

To enter, fans are asked to taxable a abbreviated video showing disconnected their diversion tricks arsenic good arsenic explaining wherefore they merit to beryllium selected. "Your story, your skills, your dunks, your catches — immoderate makes you a standout. We privation to spot it," the Fanatics Fest website says.

Fifty fans volition yet beryllium selected to compete, according to Fanatics.

Last year's inaugural Fanatics Fest drew 70,000 sports fans and hundreds of athletes and celebrities according to Fanatics. This year's lawsuit volition beryllium held astatine New York City's Javits Center from June 20-22.

"Seeing the axenic joy, excitement and enthusiasm from each the fans who attended our archetypal lawsuit past summertime was perfectly unthinkable and I could not beryllium much excited to bring Fanatics Fest backmost to New York City this June," said Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin successful a December announcement of the event.

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