♪ >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live: game night." tonight -- anthony anderson. a public service announcement from jeremy lin, nick young and dikembe mutombo. plus, jimmy versus paul pierce in the dunk tank. presented by juicy fruit. with cleto and the cletones. and now, nothing but net. here's jimmy kimmel! ♪ it's "jimmy kimmel live" [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hello, everyone. welcome. thanks for joining us for our nba game night special. hey, let's start off with something fun, because i know -- a lot of the people watching are watching in bars where the volume is probably turned off and the bar tenders probably aren't paying attention.

so, this will be especially for them. you will not need sound for this, even though you can't hear. all right, here we go. hey, everyone in the bar. i know you can't hear me right now. so, here's a fun idea. it's harder than i thought. go up to the bartender and say -- can you put some snu in my drink? he or she will ask, what's snu? and that is when you say -- nothing, what's snu with you? oh -- sorry. nothing, what's snu with you? it will be hilarious. it will. i promise the bartender will love it. tonight from cleveland, ohio, game six of the nba finals, golden state warriors up three games to two. they could win it all tonight. theirs has been the stronger team, but the strongest player without a doubt has been lebron james. they are saying lebron could be

named mvp of the finals even if the cavaliers lose. that's only happened once before, back in 1969 when jerry west lead the lakers. it would be bittersweet to be mvp for the losing team. lebron -- did you see the movie "jurassic world?" okay, well, lebron is, he's like indominus rex. he's awesome and seemingly impossible to stop. but ultimately you get the feeling it isn't going to go well at the end. the warriors are favored to win tonight, even on the road. steflen curry was on fire in game five. he had 347 point7 points. he made more baskets than everyone on etsy this week. it's an etsy joke. apparently steph didn't take kindly to the media referring to matthew dellavedova as a curry stopper. they called him the curry stopper. by the way, neither did the folks at imodium-ad, because that's their slogan. it's a different kind of curry,

but still. [ applause ] so, the warriors are one win away and cleveland is feeling the heat. no team has ever come back from being down 4-2 in a best of seven series, so -- both teams have been playing something called small ball, which means they're sitting their big guys in favor of a smaller, faster line yu. basically, if you areal enough to ride space mountain, you are on the bench for the rest of the series. it's funny when they say they are using their small players, because most of these guys could still hurl a mini cooper over a fence. in basketball, small ball is a strategy. in football, it's a side effect. [ laughter ] after -- [ applause ] after game five -- thank you. the coach of the cavaliers, david blatt, had to answer questions from the media, which is no funny time. especially when up lose. unless you get a very well-thought out question like this one. >> when steph curry gets hot like he did, what more could you guys do to stop him? >> that's a good question.

that's really a good question. >> thank you. >> jimmy: of course, i had to find out who the guy is. he writes for an international sports website called vavel. they're not afraid to ask the soft-hitting questions, which is -- look at the way he asked that, too, so gentle. i thought maybe he was going to ask coach blatt to come to his birthday party or something. we have a short but sweet show for you tonight. and a new one later on tonight. anthony anderson is here with us. he is the star -- [ cheers and applause ] of the very popular, very funny abc show "blackish," which i feel compelled to point out is not about that woman from spokane. and later on, i will take on paul pierce of the washington wizards in a dunk tank shootout called sink it or swim. two men will enter the dunk tank, one will leave wet. so far, i've been wet every single time we've done this. i like to get serious for a moment now about something that affects all of us. recently, i teamed up with a

group of current and former nba players to shine a light on one of the, i think, most pernicious and under addressed problems, not just here in the united states, but in the world. but please pay attention to this message. it's something very near and dear to my heart. ♪ >> hi, i'm nba star jeremy lin. do you own a restaurant, cafe or medium-priced bistro? if so, i've got an important message for you. >> hey, i'm nba star nick young. when i'm out eating a zesty corn fritter there's one thing that could ruin my meal. a wobbly table. damn it! >> i'm nba star dikembe mutombo. wobbly tables are the worst. every time i cult my meat, it's like i'm on the boat. >> hi, i'm nba director of officials don vaden. i'm on the road. i eat out a lot. this is a real problem for me.

>> restaurants need to fix them now. before it's too late. >> so, restaurant owners, we're blowing the whistle on you. do the right thing. i eat out a lot. it's a real problem for me. >> how did all your tables get so wobbly anyway? >> did someone break into your restaurant and steal one foot of every table? it's crazy. >> the time is now. >> the clock is running out. >> just fix your tables. >> because, if i get fruit punch on my slacks during dinner, there will be hell to pay. not again! >> they know what the problem is. they know they have a wobbly table going on. but they don't want to fix it, they don't care. >> enough is enough. >> enough is enough. >> enough is enough. >> enough is enough. >> enough is enough. >> enough is enough. >> enough is enough. >> enough is enough. >> enough is enough.

>> enough is enough. >> enough is enough. i eat out a lot, this is a real problem for me. >> make the table stable. >> make the table stable. >> make -- excuse me. i got something in my throat. >> make the table stable. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you. we're going to take a break, but we have good times in score. paul pierce is here, and we'll be right back with anthony anderson, so stick around. song: rachel platten "fight song" ♪ two million, four hundred thirty-four thousand, three hundred eleven people in this city. and only one me. ♪ i'll take those odds. ♪

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♪and the lizards in the trees make a freaky squeak♪ ♪if you get real lucky you can sneak a peek♪ >> jimmy: hi there. welcome back to "jimmy kimmel live: game night." we are coming to you now in primetime and in just moments, paul pierce of the washington wizards andly go head to headband in a game of sink it or swim. one of us will go in the dunk tank. preferably him. we also have a new show for you later tonight at our regular time with viola davis, adam scott, and music from wale. so, please join us then. our guest tonight is a

very funny man with his very own show. he plays dre johnson sr. on "blackish." please welcome anthony anderson. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: look at you. you really dress up. you look very nice. >> this is all for you, jimmy. >> jimmy: is it really? i feel like you're representing me in court or something. >> better you than myself. >> jimmy: how are you doing? i know you were out of town this morning. >> i was. >> jimmy: where were you? >> i was in parker city, colorado. i was there for a festival. i -- you know, i have a show on the food network, "eating america" and i just travel the country this year, going to food festivals and carnivals. >> jimmy: you're eating america. >> yeah. they're trying to get me to gain this 50 pounds that i lost. i refuse to do it.

>> jimmy: yeah, because you're in the middle of some 30-day workout. >> 30-day transformation that goes 60 days, 90 days. >> jimmy: transformation, okay. so, when you say 30, 60, 90. you decide as you go along? >> no, no. i'm at day 40 of 90 days, but we go 30 day, then the 60 day, then the 90 day. >> jimmy: all added up? >> all added up, yeah. >> jimmy: that sounds no fun at all. what were you there eating? >> ah -- something that i didn't want to eat. twix on a stick shoved in a twinkie topped with sugar and crushed oreo cookies. that was just one out of the 15 things i had to eat. >> jimmy: where was this again? >> parker city, colorado. >> jimmy: oh, because pot is legal there. >> yes, yes. >> jimmy: people say that there are no ill effects. >> there's some. >> jimmy: all of a sudden people are dipping twix in batter.

>> yeah. >> jimmy: you have been following the nba finals? >> i have. i'm a lebron fan. i would love for him to win for a cinderella story. bu but i have to root for golden state. >> jimmy: either way, you're going to win. who are your friends when it comes to nba players. who do you hang out with? >> charles barkley, michael jordan, ray allen, alonzo mourning, couple guys. >> jimmy: really? that's pretty good. >> just a couple. >> jimmy: who of those are close -- if you needed to reach something high on a shelf, who would you call? [ laughter ] >> you know -- charles barkley. he's like a big brother to me. >> jimmy: he's the best. he's a lot of fun. when did you meet kobe bryant? i know there's a relationship there. >> wow, man. my first real television show, "hangtime" back on nbc. >> jimmy: yeah. [ applause ] >> that was my first gig. we worked with the nba because we were a high school basketball

team and kobe and derek fisher just happened to be on the lot filming something else on another show. i overheard the producer say, we would love to get kobe on the show. i'm like, i know kobe. he's on the lot right now, let me go talk to him. i went to the back, got kobe, he came back, i introduced him to the producers. they were like, how can we make this happen? he's like, just call my mom and she'll set it up for you. two weeks later, we had kobe on the show. >> jimmy: he called his mom? how old was he at this time? >> his rookie year. >> jimmy: wow. how about that. did you have any indication at that time he would be one of the greatest of all time? >> ah, no. we knew he was going to be great. but one of the greatest of all time, you know what i mean, it was just his first year, but it's amazing to see what he's done, you know, with the laker organization and his career, so, you know, we applaud him for that. >> jimmy: you knew he was going to be great, is it because -- well, we have a clip here. is it because of this? ♪

>> man, am i glad you showed up. >> all right, guys, let's get out of here. >> let's go back to the hotel and grab something to eat. we can charge it to the room. okay, we'll charge it to kobe's room. >> are you crazy? do you know how much they charge for a bag of pea nnuts? >> jimmy: there you go. [ cheers and applause ] >> i didn't notice there, i didn't have a neck. i didn't have a neck. thank you, jimmy, for reminding me of my past. [ laughter ] head and shoulders. >> jimmy: this is before the transformation. >> yes, it was. kobe gave me the shoes he was playing in. i have them signed in my office at home. look a fool, i work them to work the next day. >> jimmy: you did? >> they were like, you're a fool, you're going to ruin it. >> jimmy: wow, wow. so, you have them in glass -- >> no, just sitting on a table. they got dust on them. [ laughter ] so, kobe, if you're watching, i'll take another pair of your shoes for my son, before you retire, so, kobe, please. >> jimmy: yeah, right. those were probably adidas back

then. he doesn't do that anymore. >> no. i have the first shoe, his endorsement deal with adidas. >> jimmy: lightly used. you and your family, and i'm very much looking forward to this. in fact, i discussed it with steve harvey, are going to be on the "celebrity family feud." i'm saying excited, because your mother is one of the great characters we've had here on our show. >> yeah, yeah. we almost got kicked off the set. >> jimmy: did you really? >> first question, they almost banned us from the show. the question was -- if a magician was naked on stage, where would he pull a rabbit out of? my mother said, his nuts! [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that doesn't make any sense. >> it does not. but my mother does not make any sense. >> jimmy: anthony anderson is here. we have something very special when we come back. more with anthony anderson when we come back. we're going to start watching a movie in the chevy malibu.

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>> jimmy: we're back with anthony anderson. still to come, i'll go in the dunk tank with paul pierce. now, when do you go back to work on "blackish?" >> first week of august. >> jimmy: the whole cast is

coming back? >> the whole cast is coming back with an addition, hopefully. >> jimmy: who is the addition? >> the fake black lady from the naacp. she's blackish. she fits right into the cast. >> jimmy: no one's ever fit in better than her. [ applause ] now, with the cooking show, do you take any time off? are you going to do anything fun over the summer? >> ah -- hopefully aisi'll do something fun. what are you talking about, man? >> jimmy: i don't know. >> hopefully i'll go to culinary school, not during the summer, but during the hiatus. >> jimmy: to real culinary school? >> for real. it's something that i love to do. it's a passion of mine and i never had the chance or the time to do it, so i'm making that time. >> jimmy: i'm so jealous of that. i think that would be a lot of fun will you wear the little chef shoes? >> i will wear the chef shoes. and the halt. >> jimmy: you'll wear the hat, too? >> that's all i'll wear. >> jimmy: make sure not to take a deep frying course. you could get spattered and that

could be terrible. [ applause ] all right, so -- now, you are, correct me if i have this wrong, you are involved in a documentary for espn. >> well, not only am i involved, i'm starring in the documentary. >> jimmy: you're starring in the documentary. >> yes, ai am. >> jimmy: it's about you then? >> not per se. i'm portraying a character in the documentary. >> jimmy: well, then that's not a documentary. >> it is. yes, it is, jimmy. we're documenting his life and i just happen to star in it as him. >> jimmy: that's not -- a documentary would be -- >> a documentary is documentation. >> jimmy: oh. >> thus the fame dock momename . i'm starring as him. >> jimmy: and you're a doctor? >> sometimes. >> jimmy: okay. i'm very confused. >> you should be. >> jimmy: we have a clip. mable th maybe will this help sort it out. let's just take a look. >> just run it.

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he's a lazy [ bleep ]. >> timato's teammates seem to be amused by his lack of speed. >> he's so slow. >> how slow? >> he's so slow, it takes him two hours to watch "60 minutes." [ laughter ] >> what's "60 minutes?" >> while many kenyans run barefoot, timato wears two pair of shoes. >> two pair of shoes, twice as fast. >> after years of disappointment, on march 9th, 2014, timato's unorthodox strategy finally paid off. or so it seemed. to everyone's amazement, timato was the first person to finish the 2014 los angeles marathon. until judges realized that he was actually the last person to finish the 2013 los angeles marathon. >> on that day, i quit running. forever.

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>> jimmy: welcome back to our nba game night special. as you can see, i am perched precariously above a custom-built double dunk tank because it's time to play sink it or swim! [ cheers and applause ] sitting across from me, perched over his own dunk tan is ten-time nba all-star, now with the washington wizards, paul pierce. hi paul. >> how you doing? >> jimmy: our lifeguard today is guillermo. guillermo, if one of us takes in too much water, do you know how to do vcr? >> yeah, yeah, i know how to do cpr, yeah. >> jimmy: oh, good, all right. here to explain the rules, paul, is my cousin sal. go ahead. >> all right, here we go. rules are simple. i'm going to blow my whistle. you two start shooting. first one to make a shot, dunks the other in the water. you understand? >> understand. >> ready? >> jimmy: paul, no. is your phone in your pocket? >> no.

>> jimmy: okay, all right. you want to dip your body in to get acclimated so when i hit this thing on the first shot you won't be -- >> you might win. i haven't taken a shot in three weeks. >> jimmy: perfect. for me, it's been years. >> all right. here we go. no cannon balls. no horse play. ready? [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: he said no horse play! all right, all right, well, what are you going to do? that's our show. thanks, paul pierce. the nba finals on abc is next. we'll see you later.

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