Jimmy Kimmel Accepts Ted Cruz's Basketball Challenge With 2 Epic Zingers

Game on. Jimmy Kimmel accepted Sen. Ted Cruz ’s (R-Texas) one-on-one basketball challenge on his show Thursday and scored points early with two sharp disses.

Kimmel and the conservative legislator have been sparring since the talk show host mocked his appearance at the Houston Rockets’ Game 7 loss to the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference Finals. Cruz then baited Kimmel with a one-on-one duel for charity.

But before they settle their feud on the court, Kimmel had a few warnings for Cruz.

“You want to play basketball against a talk show host?” Kimmel said. “You already lost an election to a reality show host isn’t that enough?”

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