We are in prime time for game 3 of the finals
between the Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors
from Oakland, California.
I never thought I'd have to say this,
but the NBA Finals are finally back in America,
where God and Donald Trump intended them to be.
[CHEERING]
The first two games were in Toronto.
The Canadians were, as usual, very gracious hosts.
They even wrote a letter of apology
for winning the first game.
[LAUGHTER]
The Raptors had a good chance to win it on Sunday, too.
They had a solid lead in the first half.
The Warriors went scoreless for more than five minutes
and still won.
You know you have a good team when
you can win even though you players stopped
to take a nap for five minutes.
Not only did Toronto drop game 2,
they forgot to check in their flight online.
They got stuck with boarding group C on a Southwest flight
to Oakland. So--
[LAUGHTER] --right.
Yeah, but this is a big deal, this
first international match-up.
And it's a little bit scary, too.
You know, the last time a team of Raptors came to California,
they almost killed Chris Pratt.
[LAUGHTER]
Kawhi Leonard had another great game for the Raptors--
34 points, 14 rebounds.
They love Kawhi in Toronto.
And he has a new billboard in the Bay Area,
warning the Warriors and their fans that the King of the North
is coming.
[LAUGHTER]
Now, this is, besides being the gentlest taunting
I've ever seen--
look out, Oakland, your opponent is coming--
he's scheduled to show up, but it's also--
it's just a bad comparison.
I mean, did they watch the show?
Things didn't exactly work out well for the King of the North.
He had sex with a woman he found out was his aunt,
killed here, and then got sent to live out
his days in the forest, so--
But anyway, the real star of the game wasn't Kawhi or John Snow.
It was this guy--
ANNOUNCER: The 44th President of the United States!
It's Mr. Barack Obama!
[CHEERING]
That's President Obama.
He got a standing ovation and chants of MVP
from the fans in Toronto, which means
President Trump is now going to build
a wall around Canada, too.
[LAUGHTER]
Obama was a guest of the commissioner
of the NBA, Adam Silver.
They sat next to each other.
And look at-- look at how much fun they're having together.
Isn't that-- [LAUGHTER]
--some kind of big ear's convention going on there.
[LAUGHTER]
Barack Obama, for those who don't remember,
is the president who didn't congratulate championship teams
with a mountain of cold Chicken McNuggets,
but he arrived at the game in style,
sporting a leather jacket.
Look at him.
He's like Bad Sandy at the end of the "Grease."
[CHEERING]
The other big star at the game was Drake, who is attracting
a lot of attention this series.
Drake is rooting for the Raptors and feuding with the Warriors.
For game 1, Drake wore a throwback
jersey of Steph Curry's dad, Dell
Curry, who played for Toronto.
And on Sunday, he took a little poke at the injured
Kevin Durant with this "Home Alone"-themed hoodie that says,
Kevin?!
[LAUGHTER]
So someone's been the hot topic this week.
But Drake has really been getting
into it with the Warriors.
This is after the Raptors won game 1.
Read Drake's lips here.
He wrote-- he said, you're trash, to Draymond Green.
And then, after game 2, Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson--
I love that Drake is making fun of Kevin Durant
for not playing, as if he does play.
[LAUGHTER]
Well, I guess Drake and Draymond went to dinner together
after game 1, which only a Canadian would trash talk a guy
and then text him, OK, so the reservation's under my name.
[LAUGHTER]
We have a great show for you tonight.
A warrior from Wakanda, Chadwick Boseman, is here with us
tonight.
[CHEERING]
And later on, I will go head to head with Metta World Peace
in a game of dunk tanks, called "Sink It or Swim"
Two men enter.
One leaves wet.
Let's check in with Metta right now,
who is-- oh, you're on the dunk tank, already, Metta.
I'm warming up for you, Jimmy.
[CHEERING]
I'm warming up for you.
JIMMY KIMMEL: I hope you're not practicing there.
I'm-- you know, I got to cheat a little bit.
JIMMY KIMMEL: Have you ever been dunked in a tank before?
This is the first.
The water is really cold, so I'm trying not to get in there.
JIMMY KIMMEL: All right. Well, we got you some floaties.
And we made a bet on this.
If I win, Metta has agreed to go back to being Ron Artest.
And if he wins, I will become Cynthia Bigelow.
That's right. [LAUGHTER]
So all right, Metta, I'll see you later.
See you soon.
JIMMY KIMMEL: Get ready to get wetta, Metta.