Prior to tipoff of Game Three of the Thunder-Heat NBA Finals last night, ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel aired a special NBA Finals edition of “Jimmy Kimmel Live! Game Night” and he told the audience, “Game Three is critical because the team that wins Game Three goes on to win the Finals sometimes. The Thunder won Game One, the Heat won Game Two so they’re even, which means it’s almost as if the last week of our lives meant absolutely nothing at all. Miami is looking to win their first title for the thousands of elderly fans who are scheduled to pass away over the offseason. Game Two was exciting. The Heat held off a late Thunder comeback (and) they won it in the final seconds. LeBron had a Finals career-high of 32 points and whatever you think of LeBron James, at this point you have to admit he’s the best player with a capital ‘B’ in the middle of his name, maybe in the history of the game” (“Jimmy Kimmel Live! Game Night,” ABC, 6/17).
NBCs Jay Leno: “Congratulations to Alex Rodriguez. This week he tied Lou Gehrig’s all-time grand slam record of 23. Pretty good! If you’re a baseball fan, you know this: Rodriguez and Lou Gehrig have a lot in common. They’re both great Yankees, both solid infielders and surprisingly, both have dated Madonna. … Republican Senator John McCain and Democrat Harry Reid have called for the federal government to regulate the sport of boxing. The federal government? How many people have more faith in Don King? … They’ve been having huge hailstorms down in Texas and in some cases, the hailstones were the size of baseballs and here’s the sad part: The Astros couldn’t hit any of those either” (“The Tonight Show,” NBC, 6/15).
