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Robot Tops Manu Ginóbili in MrBeast’s Tokyo Basketball Challenge

The Tokyo shoot is part of MrBeast’s athlete-versus-robot series testing human skill against machine accuracy.

Overview

  • In a two-shot free-throw contest, Ginóbili hit his first attempt then missed a second aimed at a hoop ringed with metal spikes.
  • The robot converted both attempts with consistent accuracy to take the duel.
  • The segment was filmed in Tokyo for MrBeast’s “Man vs. Robot” concept and is now live on his YouTube channel.
  • Ginóbili posted on Instagram thanking the production team and joked, “La máquina tira bien, eh!”
  • The appearance places the Argentine icon in a broader series that pairs elite athletes with advanced robots on a channel followed by more than 395 million subscribers.