-Denzel, I know you played -- back in the day,
you played basketball at Fordham University
here in New York City.
So, tonight, I want to challenge you to a random object shootout.
Here's how this works.
You brought your own squash. This is great.
-No. -No, no, I gave this to you.
Here's how this works.
We're going to take turns
trying to shoot random objects into that hoop.
The objects we're shooting tonight are...
a butternut squash... [ Light laughter ]
...an official skateboard of "Roman J. Israel, Esq."...
[ Light laughter ] ...a bowl of cranberry sauce.
The one with the berries. Not the one from the can, yeah.
A file full of legal documents. [ Light laughter ]
Because it's from the movie, you see.
And the money ball. This is worth two points.
A VHS copy of the classic Spike Lee "He Got Game"
starring Denzel Washington.
[ Cheers and applause ]
All right, Denzel. -A-A-And before we start,
because I may never get this opportunity again.
I just want to thank the Academy.
-No, no, that's not -- -No, oh, okay,
all right, all right.
-You go this way, this is the line here, and you'll go first.
ready? -No, you first.
No pressure. -What do you mean me first?
-You first. -But you're my guest.
-I know, but that's, you know.
So you got to do what your guests say.
-All right.
[ Laughs ] -If you make this --
if you make this... -Come on, man.
[ Grunts ]
[ Audience "Aws" ]
There's nothing to it. That was awful.
I wanted you to go first. That's why I...
Skyhook?!
[ Laughter ]
-That was close, though! -All right, all right.
Here we go. Now we're warmed up. -We're warmed up now.
This I don't even understand.
Why -- Why...?
-I have no idea what to do or how to do it.
Maybe you can go, maybe --
Maybe...no.
-Oh! [ Audience "Oohs" ]
-That close. -Taking it easy on me. I see.
-I don't know how the heck you're gonna get this --
you just gotta throw it really high.
[ Audience "Aws" ] -[ Indistinct ]
That's right. Now you're getting warmed up.
There we go. -All right.
-All right. Cranberry sauce. Here we go.
-Oh, this ain't gonna be -- this ain't gonna be...
-[ Laughs ]
Happy to have you. Why are you backing away?
Happy Thanksgiving, dude.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Can we see a replay on that? -Slow motion?
-Yeah. [ Audience "Aws" ]
-Very -- Ooh! -Oh, he scored! It went in!
-Does that give -- they're gonna say yes.
They're gonna give me the point on that one.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Go for it. Go for it. -I don't think I can top that.
-You can do it. -Can I do a layup?
No, no. That might be... [ Laughter ]
That might be -- -No, I don't want you to slip.
Go like -- you can do this too.
You can go underhand. Whatever you think.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-I'm done! I'm done! I'm done!
-What? -I'm done!
-What? -I'm done.
-What? Look at that thing.
-I told y'all. -Can we see it again?
[ Cheering ]
-This is what I do. -Now he's getting cocky.
-This is what I do. What's the song y'all did?
It's all in the music. -Here we go.
-It's all in the music. -Legal, legal documents.
-Legal documents.
Uh-oh.
Oh! [ Cheers and applause ]
-What is up?
♪♪♪♪
Yeah! Look at this.
This is a winner. This is what a winner looks like.
Look at me. Look at me.
Just please look at me. -You know, you know.
[ Laughter ]
You know you have one of those --
you ever have those moments when you're like, "Where am I?"
[ Laughter ] You know, like suddenly
I just went, "What in the...?
We're sitting here throwing skateboards
and he made it!"
-All right, good luck. -Oh, it's light.
-Yeah, yeah, you can do it.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-What is going on around here? Here we go.
I hurt my wrist a little bit on that last --
I think I'm going to need someone to take my next shot.
Please welcome the point guard
for the NBA champion Golden State Warriors,
Steph Curry.
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪♪♪♪
-All right, all right, all right.
-All right, Denzel -- -Wait a minute,
wait a minute, wait a minute.
-It's really him. It's really him.
That's right, exactly. Denzel, you go first.
-No, out of respect,
I wanna let the young buck... -You gonna let me go first?
-...go first.
And now, if he makes this --
wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
-You gotta be careful because there's cranberries everywhere.
-Watch yourself. -Cranberries.
So, I want to give him a chance to warm up.
Now don't -- if he makes this -- if he makes this,
he's gonna make it too, watch.
-What did y'all do to the basket though?
[ Laughter ]
-That's a long story. That's a long story.
It's a long story. You just have to watch.
-He's gonna make it, he's gonna make it.
-This is a warm up. -Warm up? All right.
-Yeah, this one doesn't even count.
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ Laughs ]
-See? See?
-He did that like that like that was nothing, dude.
-That's what I'd be telling actors when they show up.
Like they think, "Oh, I can act with you, D."
I'm like, "Okay, buddy." [ Laughter ]
-And you just go up -- -Nothing to it.
-I know better. -Yeah, you know better.
-Oh, we still gotta do one more. -We still gotta do this.
-All right, I'll go first. No pressure.
-Where is he going?
[ Laughter ]
-There's a line. -Right here.
-My pants are falling down. [ Laughter ]
You know, crack kills.
-No, no, no, Denzel!
-You got this.
-You guys know what you're talking about, right?
-Cash. -Oh.
-No, 'cause yours was in the way.
-I told you, you gotta -- -You got blocked.
-What is this? I've never seen one of these.
[ Laughter and applause ]
I'm just... [ Laughs ]
-Wow, that's cold.
-Steph, do you think you can you make that guy?
-Wait a minute, let me make it easy for him.
[ Light laughter ]
No, make him -- I was gonna say, make him go left.
-I love going left. -Make him go right.
Make him go right. [ Laughter ]
Make him go right. Make him go right.
[ Audience "Oohs" ]
-Steph Curry right there! Denzel Washington!
The champ. [ Cheers and applause ]
More "Tonight Show" after the break, everybody.
Watch that replay of me again.