UCLA Hosts First-Ever $50K Charity Challenge Celebrity Basketball Game
WESTWOOD, CA – JULY 17: Desean Jackson attends 50K Charity Challenge Celebrity Basketball Game at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion on July 17, 2018 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images Idol Roc)
WESTWOOD, CA – JULY 17: Iggy Azalea (3rd from L), Tyga (2nd from R) and Oththan Burnside (front) pose with dancers backstage at 50K Charity Challenge Celebrity Basketball Game at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion on July 17, 2018 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images Idol Roc)
WESTWOOD, CA – JULY 17: Eric Dickerson attends Monster Energy Outbreak Presents $50K Charity Challenge Celebrity Basketball Game at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion on July 17, 2018 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images Idol Roc)
WESTWOOD, CA – JULY 17: Iggy Azalea performs at Monster Energy Outbreak Presents $50K Charity Challenge Celebrity Basketball Game at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion on July 17, 2018 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images Idol Roc)
WESTWOOD, CA – JULY 17: Tyga and Iggy Azalea perform at Monster Energy Outbreak Presents $50K Charity Challenge Celebrity Basketball Game at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion on July 17, 2018 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images Idol Roc)
WESTWOOD, CA – JULY 17: James Kyson, Colton Underwood and Bryan Braman play basketball at Monster Energy Outbreak Presents $50K Charity Challenge Celebrity Basketball Game at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion on July 17, 2018 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images Idol Roc)
WESTWOOD, CA – JULY 17: Floyd Mayweather plays basketball at Monster Energy Outbreak Presents $50K Charity Challenge Celebrity Basketball Game at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion on July 17, 2018 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images Idol Roc)
The inaugural $50K Charity Challenge Celebrity Basketball Game hit the hardwood at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion on Tuesday, July 17. Presented by the Monster Energy Outbreak Tour and Live Nation, this special event raised money and awareness for multiple charities in addition to the host beneficiary, Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend’s WHO Cares initiative Teen Cancer America.
Eric Dickerson’s team, sponsored by Boom Cups, defeated Andre Drummond’s team (playing for the Andre Drummond Philanthropic Fund), sponsored by Charity Bids, to win the $30,000 for the Floyd Mayweather Jr. Foundation. The final score was 71-64.
Halftime featured musical performances by Tyga, Iggy Azalea and Saweetie, as well as a 3-Point and Free Throw Contest where celebrity participants played for the charity of their choice to win $5,000 for their charity. Jack McClinton (CEO of Active Dreamers) won the 3-Point Contest and there was a three-way tie between Lindsay Arnold (Dancing with the Stars), Colton Underwood (NFL/The Bachelorette) and Brittney Elena (MTV’s Wild N Out) for the Free Throw Contest.
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