Would you ever think that Jimmy Kimmel could beat the Golden State Warriors’ star point guard Stephen Curry in a game of one-on-one basketball? Well, he sure can when the “EQ-WHEEL-IZER” is involved.
On Thursday night’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” the comedian challenged the NBA player to a game in front of Fathead-wielding fans and Jimmy’s cousin Sal, who served as lead official. In order to better his chances, though, Kimmel leveled the court of play by cursing Curry with a handicap.
The hoops star had to spin the “EQ-WHEEL-IZER” to find out whether he would have to play against Kimmel wearing a giant neck cone, sitting in an office chair, wrapped in bubble wrap, wearing Hulk hands, carrying an egg on a spoon or riding a tricycle. He got stuck with the bike.
At the start of play, Curry looked like he had a fighting chance on three wheels. He forced a turnover, committed a powerful offensive foul, sunk a one-handed shot and even grabbed a rebound. Yet, the NBA player proved unable to handle Kimmel’s face guarding and trash talking. “Get on your bike,” Kimmel taunted Curry, “It’s not as easy as you thought it was!”
Despite an absence of professional, collegiate and high school basketball experience, the comedian won 3-1 on a drive. The Warriors guard, who just made the All-NBA second team for 2013-14, just couldn’t pedal fast enough.
Watch the nail-biting game below.
