The loser of the game will donate $5 thousand to the non political charity of the winner’s choice

Texas Senator Ted Cruz and late-night host Jimmy Kimmel are facing off in a basketball game.

They'll take the court Saturday afternoon at Texas Southern University to settle some Twitter beef after Kimmel made fun of a photo of Cruz posted at a Houston Rockets game.

.@jimmykimmel All right, Big Guy…you talk a good game. You besmirched my support for the @HoustonRockets 🤨 So let's settle this man-to-man: one-on-one, hoops (or "ring-ball," if you prefer). The loser gives $5k to the (non-political) charity of the winner's choice. https://t.co/BWvAP5VOtM — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) May 31, 2018

Am on the road, staying at the @Marriott — but fear not, am working hard to get ready for @jimmykimmel …. pic.twitter.com/DzhgPRmBvg — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) June 7, 2018

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