Tom Brady slaps ‘dork’ Logan Paul as Karl-Anthony Towns intervenes during wild Fanatics Fest moment

Tom Brady and Logan Paul were beefing at Fanatics Fest on Friday.

Whether it was real or staged, the moment appeared to have Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns shaken as the three were together in front of a live audience at the Javits Center, as Brady appeared to slap Paul with his throwing hand.

Brady also posted the apparent incident afterward, calling Paul a dork."

Tom Brady vs Logan Paul with Karl-Anthony Towns as special guest referee?

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- New York Post Sports (@nypostsports) July 18, 2026

Fanatics also posted the back-and-forth, calling it Round 100" of a never-ending beef."

On another post that went up rolling the video, Paul reshared and wrote, This happened bc I was roasting Tom for beating him in flag football. And he tries to smack me ?? Horrible example for the kids Aura -100 + Blocked. With a torn tricep."

Dork pic.twitter.com/zKOfL6VUOE

- Tom Brady (@TomBrady) July 17, 2026

Brady, the seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback, responded, I tried America... will try again next time I see this nerd."

The two were linked at another Fanatics event, a flag football game earlier this year.

Tom Brady speaks onstage during the This is Why We Collect panel at Fanatics Fest NYC 2026 at Jacob Javits Center on July 17, 2026 in New York City. Getty Images for Fanatics

In the game, Brady - who was not Paul's teammate - chucked a football at him following the conclusion of a play. The influencer, celebrity boxer and WWE star took exception to it - or at least appeared to - and confronted the future Hall of Famer.

Brady had been seen moving away from a charging Paul at the time with a wide ear-to-ear grin on his face.

@TomBrady trolling @LoganPaulpic.twitter.com/uwsvcwuC6F

- FOX Sports (@FOXSports) March 21, 2026

In March, the two had another exchange at a Fanatics Flag Football event where Brady trolled Paul about the latter's high school football career.

Logan pulled out of a lot of fights this week. You scored 19 TDs in high school. No one cares," Brady said to Paul after apparently ducking fights with former All-Pro running back Le'Veon Bell - who actually is 2-1 as a pro boxer - and Rams pass rusher Myles Garrett, the single-season NFL sack leader.

Friday's flap the latest in the ongoing saga between Brady and Paul, a bizarre beef on paper, but one that no one would be surprised to see spill onto a WWE ring, given that it's SummerSlam season. Brady said he's looking to have a WWE moment someday.

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"Logan pulled out of a lot of fights this week. You scored 19 TDs in high school. No one cares."

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- Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) March 19, 2026

I need to get an invite. I've been waiting for [WWE president] Nick Khan to come up with some storyline for me to get in the mix,"Bradysaidon Thursday to Cody Rhodes on a live taping What Do You Wanna Talk About?"

I feel like I'm retired from football, and I have an opportunity to go out there and still showcase that I'm a little bit of an athlete," Brady added.