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Basketball Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady and former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III will headline this year's Celebrity Flag Football Challenge during Super Bowl week in February.
The game will be played Feb. 8 at the Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada, just three days before Super Bowl LVIII emanates from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Feb. 11.
Per the Celebrity Flag Football Challenge's official website, McGrady and RG3 will be joined by the likes of former NFL quarterback Doug Flutie and wide receiver Willie Gault, UFC stars Kamaru Usman and Justin Gaethje, college basketball stars Haley and Hanna Cavinder, New York Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito's agent Sean Stellato, DJ Pauly D of Jersey Shore and actor Brian Baumgartner of The Office, among others.
This year's game is being heralded as a rematch between T-Mac and RG3, as McGrady's team defeated Griffin's team 80-74 in 2023.
While Griffin made his Celebrity Flag Football Challenge debut last year, McGrady was on the winning side of the game for the fourth consecutive year.
The 44-year-old McGrady starred in the NBA for 15 seasons from 1997 to 2012 with the Toronto Raptors, Orlando Magic, Houston Rockets, New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons and Atlanta Hawks.
T-Mac was a seven-time All-Star and two-time NBA scoring champ who averaged 19.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game in 938 career appearances.
The 33-year-old Griffin was a Heisman Trophy winner at Baylor before going No. 2 overall in the 2012 NFL draft and playing seven NFL seasons with Washington, the Cleveland Browns and the Baltimore Ravens.
RG3 was the 2012 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year when he threw for 3,200 yards, 20 touchdowns and five interceptions, while also rushing for 815 yards and seven scores en route to his only Pro Bowl selection.
The 2024 Celebrity Flag Football Challenge will take place on Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. PT (10 p.m. ET), and it will air on the Celebrity Sweat YouTube channel, as well as Cox TV and the American Forces Network.
For those interested in attending the big flag football game before Super Bowl LVIII, tickets can be purchased on AXS.com.
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