{"id":2160,"date":"2020-07-10T21:46:02","date_gmt":"2020-07-11T02:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/going-places.thegeneral.com\/shaqvsgronkwrapup\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T16:08:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T21:08:10","slug":"shaqvsgronkwrapup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thegeneral.com\/going-places\/blog\/community-impact\/shaqvsgronkwrapup\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaq\u2019s Fun House VS Gronk Beach – A (BackBoard) Smashing Success!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We recently teamed up with Hall of Fame legend and 4x NBA champion Shaquille O’Neal and 3x Super Bowl Champion Rob Gronkowski for the ultimate live-stream event (June 27th).\u00a0Shaq’s Fun House vs Gronk Beach, Presented by The General\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0Insurance<\/i>, a party with a purpose, featured seven epic Shaq vs Gronk head-to-head challenges and special guest appearances from DaBaby, Snoop Dogg, Steve Aoki, Diplo, and Carnage – all streamed worldwide to a virtual audience.<\/p>\n

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The event was referred to as the ultimate “party with a purpose” for a good reason! Its goal was to raise funds for the\u00a0NAACP Empowerment Fund<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Boys & Girls Clubs of America<\/a>\u00a0in an effort to help in the fight against social injustice and it included a sizable donation by The General Insurance (read on to learn more). In addition to funds raised for the NAACP and BCG of America, DoorDash, the official food delivery partner of the event, donated 1.25 million meals to people in need through their partnership with\u00a0Feeding America<\/a>\u00ae<\/sup>!<\/p>\n

Over nine million people checked out the event for free across a variety of streaming platforms: TikTok, Twitch, YouTube, Facebook, LiveXLive, Twitter, as well as on the official website,\u00a0www.ShaqVsGronk.com<\/a>, and viewers joined in the fun from all 50 states and over 100 countries!<\/p>\n

In true Shaq and Gronk fashion, the event was an instant internet sensation with a highly engaged audience. We saw over 500,000 comments, likes, and interactions come in during the course of the live stream! The first-ever Shaq vs Gronk head to head competition created several viral segments, which generated over 20 million social views within 24 hours of the event, featuring highlights across\u00a0ESPN, Bleacher Report, SportsCenter, Barstool Sports, Complex,<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0Yahoo,<\/i>\u00a0cementing it as one of the largest, most engaging live streams of all time.<\/p>\n

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Shaq and Gronk competed head-to-head in seven\u00a0epic<\/i>\u00a0challenges. The winner of each challenge earned a donation to their charity – Team Shaq competed for Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Team Gronk competed for the NAACP. Our personal favorite challenge (and a fan favorite too!) was the Lip Sync Battle. The competition was tough and\u00a0The General<\/a>\u00a0just couldn’t declare a champ, so we donated funds to both the NAACP Empowerment Fund AND Boys & Girls Clubs of America! With a donation of $50,000 to each charity, everybody was truly a winner!<\/p>\n