It was a picture-perfect day before the ESPY Awards to celebrate on the rooftop of West Hollywood’s LaPeer Hotel for Teqball USA’s luxury lounge, presented by GBK Brand Bar and Los Angeles Magazine.
The sun-dappled penthouse was taken over by ESPY nominees and presenters, celebrities and top athletes including former Lakers great James Worthy and Major League Baseball star David Justice.
They and other VIP guests at the day-long event received more than $40,000 worth of gifts. Among the comfortable items: a game table from Teqball USA – to be given to the talent’s favorite school or charity, a five night African safari from Lush African Safari, an ocean front villa from Sailrock Resort, PHASE Activewear, a $5,000 certificate from LA SMILE dentistry and Signal Relief patches for pain relief, perfect for injured sports stars and everyday athletes.
For those not familiar, Teqball is an international sport founded by Gábor Borsányi. It is played on a specially curved table (the TEQ™ table), and it is the fastest growing sport in the US–attracting a new generation of athletes and amateur enthusiasts (teqers), whose ambition is to develop technical skills, concentration and stamina.
And who doesn’t need that?
David Justice receiving Signal Relief pain patch at the 2023 Teqball Pre ESPY Lounge presented by GBK Brand Bar and LA Magazine.
Photo by Craig Block
Spotted among the guests were TJ Ward, Zion Bowens, Odafe Oweh, Dion Dawkins, Norman Nixon, Chuck Aoki, Marcus Williams, Rodney Peete, Akbar Gbajabiamila, Erin Coscarelli, Isaac Keys, Darrell Taylor, Jerry Jacobs, Theotis Beasley, Brittany Gilman, Walther Thurmond III, NFAPA President, James Washington, and Marcus Williams.
Also on hand were several ESPY nominees and past winners, including Susannah Scaroni, Cheri Blauwet, Erika McKee, Sara Reinerstein, MJ Acosta, and Mallory Weggemann. An honored guest was human rights activist Richard Lapchick who received the Stuart Scott ENSPIRE Award at the ESPYS.
A number of them played Teqball on the specially curved table while others have their fun at a pickleball court set up by House of Pickleball.
LA Magazine provided copies of its latest issue featuring nightlife hotspots across Southern California for summer night fun.
GBK Brand Bar CEO Gavin Keilly,always likes to give back and for this event partnered with Best Buddies, Eli A. Wolfe Memorial Fund for Justice in Sport, and The Alexander Graham Bell (AG Bell) Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. His company has donated more than $10 million to over 50 charities since 2002.
