Jimmy Kimmel Accepts Challenge from Ted Cruz

After a Twitter back-and-forth that began with Jimmy Kimmel mocking Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) for being in attendance at the Golden State Warriors- Houston Rockets Game 7 playoff game, Cruz and Kimmel agreed to play a game of one-on-one.

Cruz challenged the “Jimmy Kimmel Live” host, with the winner donating $5,000 to the non-political charity of their choice.

.@jimmykimmel All right, Big Guy…you talk a good game. You besmirched my support for the @HoustonRockets ???? So let’s settle this man-to-man: one-on-one, hoops (or “ring-ball,” if you prefer). The loser gives $5k to the (non-political) charity of the winner’s choice. https://t.co/BWvAP5VOtM

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) May 31, 2018

Kimmel noted how he once scored on Shaquille O’Neal, and then accepted his challenge, asking if losing an election to a reality show host was not enough that he now wants to lose to a talk show host.

“This could be a real thing. Why he wants to do this, I have no idea,” Kimmel said Thursday night. “You really want to play basketball against a talk show host? You already lost an election to a reality show host, isn’t that enough?”