The Mamba Mentality is about obsession. It is about prioritizing your professional goals over having a normal, balanced life. It is about playing without fear, mastering your craft and wanting not only to win, but to dominate.

In partnership with IPlayGames, Reflect Media, Echo Theater Collective, CPD, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), YourPassion1st would like to invite you to a Kobe Bean Bryant (August 23rd, 1978 -January 26th, 2020) TRIBUTE hosted on January 26th. Kobe inspired so many, and his Mamba Mentality is all about Mental Awareness, with his five pillars being: passion, obsession, relentlessness, resiliency, and fearlessness. Below are details of what we can look forward to:

1. NBA2K Basketball Tournament (Jan 23rd Playoffs Jan 26th Finals ) Your Passion 1st dives into the world of Esports with its first NBA2k21 tournament hosted by I Play Games! IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE PLAYERS Need to be a Illinois Resident, PlayStation 4 console with active PS+, have a copy of NBA 2K 2021, Stable Internet Connection Wired Preferred
2. LIVE Art Experiment (Jan 26th: Reflect Media, Echo Theater Collective) Live Art Experiment is a virtual performance where artists of different disciplines join together to create on the spot. Visual artists, dancers and musicians experiment for an improv collaboration. Our hope is to provide a platform for art to be used as a tool to unify and communication. There will be an auction held at the end of the show. Proceeds from the paintings go towards the artists and Your Passion 1st
3. All Star Lineup Panel focused on The Mamba Mentality & Mental Health Awareness (Jan 26th 7p-830p)
4. Art Auction ( Jan 26th 830 - 9pm) Art by @dwhite.original(Instagram), and a few others

Tournament Requirements:

• All participants must join The IPG Esports OFFICIAL DISCORD SERVER: https://discord.gg/6p6cmFM3Zy
• Must be Illinois Resident
• Must have PlayStation 4 console with active PS+
• Must have a copy of NBA 2K 2021
• Stable Internet Connection Wired Preferred

To sign up for the tournament, follow this link: https://iplaygames.challonge.com/YPF2k21

The entire Tribute will be streamed LIVE on Facebook & YouTube @YourPassion1st. Looking forward to having you join!

"In order to follow your dreams, you have to put YourPassion1st."