NBC’s Jimmy Fallon noted golfer Brooks Koepka won his first U.S. Open, but there was a "little confusion while he was celebrating.” The broadcast aired footage of Fox’ Joe Buck misidentifying Koepka’s current girlfriend after she congratulated him on winning, calling her the name of Koepka’s recent ex-girlfriend. Fallon then spoke in his "announcer’s voice" and said, “Check that, he actually broke up with Jena on the ninth hole. He has his newest girlfriend, that is Stacy."
Later in the broadcast, Fallon noted a fan sent in an image from an old Royals-Yankees game and he “spotted a shot of two of the players' names.” The names were “Coke” and “Cain” for former Yankees P Phil Coke and Royals CF Lorenzo Cain, with Fallon noting “those two have a lot of energy.” Fallon: “That game was in 10 minutes, the fastest baseball game ever played" ("The Tonight Show," NBC, 6/19).
ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel: "Remember Michael Phelps, the Olympic swimmer who won all those medals because he eats at Subway or something? Next month, as part of ‘Shark Week,’ the Discovery network announced Michael Phelps is going to race a great white shark. How they’re planning to do this I have no idea, but I’m pretty sure the idea for this race was brought to you by Michael Phelps’ bong. But it will be the first time a human has ever attempted to race a great white shark. It’s also the first time a great white shark has eaten a human on television. Who thought this up, Kim Jong Un?” Kimmel: “The shark is said to be taking the race very seriously. I hear it even shaved off all his body hair” (“Jimmy Kimmel Live,” ABC, 6/19).
TBS’ Conan O’Brien noted Forbes came out with its list of the 10 highest-paid athletes in the world, and a “number of athletes on the list make more money from endorsements than from their sport.” O’Brien: “They make more money for selling than for playing.” At this point, several audience members who were highly paid "athletes" in their respective sports came forward and talked about their endorsement prowess. Watch the full segment on TEAMCOCO.com ("Conan," TBS, 6/20).
