Iconic Sports History is Coming to Fortnite...

Now opening select Season One partner windows

Iconic Sports History is Coming to Fortnite...

Now opening select Season One partner windows

Don't Drop the Ball

Founded by NBA Legend Scottie Pippen, Don’t Drop The Ball is a competitive Fortnite experience inspired by June 12, 1991… the night Chicago captured its first championship in Los Angeles and a dynasty was born.

Players race through a stylized 1991 Inglewood-inspired world, enter the arena, and battle to capture the original championship game ball.

In this game and in life, the rules are simple. Don’t drop the ball.

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Limited Season One inventory available for select brands, platforms, and communities.

Season One Early Access is Live!

Open Fortnite, select Search, and enter the island code:

8996-5981-8979

Game Overview

June 12, 1991. The night the game changed forever.

The championship ball is still inside the arena, and the world is coming for it. One ball. Ten minutes. Hold it the longest… and survive the chase.

OFFICIAL TRAILER

GRAB THE BALL

The Day A Dynasty Was Born, Rebuilt For Competitive Play

On June 12, 1991, the Game 5 championship ball sealed a legacy. Don’t Drop the Ball brings that moment into Fortnite, where pressure, speed, and possession collide. Inspired by history. Built for a new generation of competitors and fans.

Historic Anchor

A real championship artifact connected to one of the most iconic eras in sports.

Competitive Pressure

A simple, high-stakes loop: get the ball, hold the ball, survive the chase.

Cultural Relevance

A sports story reintroduced through gaming, creators, tournaments, and social competition.

DON'T DROP THE BALL

GAMEPLAY VIDEO

Sports Culture Meets Gaming Attention

The strongest brand moments are no longer just watched. They are played, clipped, shared, challenged, and repeated.

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Creator Network

Access to top creators and communties.

Fortnite + Mobile

Cross-platform reach that scales globally.

*Audience figures are directional and based on public reporting, third-party research, and internal campaign reach. Final campaign delivery depends on scope, timing, creator support, and activation structure.

OWN THE MOMENT

What a Partner Can Own

Season One partner windows are built for brands that want more than static placement. The right partner can own a visible and playable role across the world, the tournament, the social conversation, and the player journey.

Arena Takeover

Hero signage, exterior branding, marquee placement, and sponsor cues around the main competition point.

City Real Estate

Billboards, storefronts, branded buildings, route signage, and high-traffic city zones.

Tournament Sponsorship

Sponsor a tournament window, challenge weekend, leaderboard, or branded competition moment.

Branded Challenges

Treasure hunts, reward quests, hot spot missions, screenshot challenges, and creator prompts.

Branded Utility

Vehicles, bikes, scooters, power-ups, reload zones, branded drops, and gameplay-linked items.

Mobile Tournament Extension

Extend participation through Meme Ball, mobile, web, Telegram, and social-driven score competitions.

IRL Extensions

Launch parties, watch parties, creator meetups, live tournaments, brand pop-ups, and physical prize moments.

ACTIVATIONS

From Visibility To Participation

Partner activations can be built around awareness, social growth, user acquisition, community growth, product trial, creator content, or tournament ownership.

Follow-to-enter tournament

Screenshot with sponsor billboard challenge

In-game treasure hunt

Sponsored hot spot

Creator challenge weekend

Prize pool sponsorship

Arena takeover weekend

Mobile leaderboard challenge

App download or account signup flow

IRL event or watch party extension

CREATOR CULTURE

BALL ON FORTNITE ACTIVATES CULTURE

Real sports history, reimagined for the streaming era.

Ball on Fortnite connects the Game 5 Ball story with the creators, gamers, streamers, and influencers shaping culture today. From live gameplay to viral social moments, this activation is built to be played, shared, clipped, and talked about.

Bitcoin.com is the Official Media Partner for Don't Drop The Ball Season One

The Season One announcement explores how Scottie Pippen’s championship history, competitive Fortnite gameplay, and Bitcoin culture come together inside the experience.

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Built For Attention, Structured For Brand Safety

Don’t Drop the Ball is engineered for visibility, participation, social growth, user acquisition, creator content, cultural alignment, and white-label tournament potential, dleivered through a brand-safe framework.

Visibility

Brand presence across arena assets, billboards, city routes, and tournament content.

Participation

Players engage through tournaments, challenges, leaderboards, and sponsored moments.

Social Growth

Optional mechanics can drive follows, tags, reposts, screenshots, joins, and branded engagement.

User Acquisition

Landing pages, QR codes, reward flows, app installs, signups, or account creation where appropriate.

Creator Content

Gameplay clips, live reactions, sponsored challenges, winner recaps, and social edits.

Cultural Alignment

A brand can align with sports history, gaming culture, competition, and NBA Legend Scottie Pippen.

Reporting Snapshot

Post-window recap can include participation notes, social activity, content links, creator highlights, and winner moments.

Brand-Safe Rollout

Partner-approved creative, optional white-label framing, controlled launch messaging, and custom rollout language.

For premium partners, Don’t Drop The Ball can be scoped as a brand-safe or white-label tournament experience

LET'S BALL

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Our Founder

Scottie Pippen is a sports icon and Hall of Famer, celebrated globally as a six-time NBA Champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist. As the founder of the Game 5 Ball and The BALL Foundation, Scottie’s legendary career and legacy now inspire groundbreaking innovation in sports heritage and digital culture.

Request a Season One Partner Window

Season One inventory is limited by design. Tell us what your brand wants to own, and our team will respond with the cleanest lane for the current rollout.

FAQ

Is Don’t Drop The Ball live yet?

The experience is in development / early rollout. Select partners are being evaluated for launch windows, private previews, tournament sponsorships, and Season One activations.

Yes. Partner opportunities can include billboards, storefronts, arena signage, branded zones, challenges, tournament naming rights, and gameplay-linked moments.

Yes, depending on the activation structure. Entry mechanics can include following a sponsor, tagging a brand, joining a community, submitting screenshots, visiting a landing page, or completing a reward flow.

Yes. Tournament windows can be scoped separately from larger Season One ownership.

Yes. Mobile tournaments, creator campaigns, social content, live events, and IRL activations can extend the experience beyond Fortnite.
Yes. Mobile tournaments, creator campaigns, social content, live events, and IRL activations can extend the experience beyond Fortnite.
Yes. We can support partner-safe creative, white-label framing, approved messaging, and custom rollout language depending on brand requirements.

No. This is an independently created experience in Fortnite using Epic Games’ tools. It is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by Epic Games, Inc.

Who We Are

Join Scottie Pippen and The BALL Foundation in making gaming history.
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Learn About The Ball Foundation

Who We Are

Join Scottie Pippen and The BALL Foundation in making gaming history.
CONTACT US
Learn About The Ball Foundation

This is an independently created experience in Fortnite using Epic Games’ tools. It is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by Epic Games, Inc.