What To Know
- Jimmy Kimmel mocked Donald Trump for posting an AI-generated image of himself as a basketball player.
- Kimmel highlighted Trump’s plan to attend an NBA Finals game in New York.
- The comedian continued to poke fun at Trump with quips about his basketball fandom, his tendency to contest results, and his avoidance of military service.
Jimmy Kimmel dunked on Donald Trump after the president imagined himself dunking on New York Governor Kathy Hochul.
Kimmel started Friday’s bonus Jimmy Kimmel Live! episode by trolling the POTUS. “Thank you for joining us here for our post-game report from Hollywood following Game 2 of the NBA Finals,” he told the audience. “You are watching a special Friday night edition of Jimmy Kimmel Live! Man oh man, wait till the president finds out we’re adding shows.”
The late-night host then remarked on the NBA Finals mania as the New York Knicks lead the San Antonio Spurs, going into Game 3, set to be played at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Monday.
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“A lot of celebrities are expected to be at the Garden on Monday, including the biggest celebrity of all, a guy who draws bigger crowds than Martin Luther King and Elvis, without even playing the guitar, combined. President Trump said he is planning to go to New York for the game,” Kimmel said, eliciting boos from the in-studio audience.
And Kimmel added this rib: “This would be the first time Trump has appeared at a court in New York since being convicted of 34 felonies.”
Then the comedian called out the AI-generated image Trump posted on Truth Social on May 30 (in which Hochul is depicted, for some reason, with four fingers on one hand).
“Trump is a fan of the Knicks, and we know he’s a Knicks fan because a few days ago he posted this AI slop of himself in a Knicks jersey dunking on New York Governor Kathy Hochul,” he said. “There he is: Larry Turd, with two hands on the ball.”
Kimmel didn’t stop there: “The president wants to be there in person to support his hometown team and, if necessary, to overturn the results of the game,” he quipped. “I just can’t wait to hear him try to say the word Wembanyama [last name of Spurs player Victor Wembanyama]. That’s what I’m looking forward to.”
And how’s this for a parting shot? “You’d think Trump would be rooting for the Spurs, right? It’s what got him out of Vietnam.”
Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Weeknights, 11:35/10:35c, ABC