HAHA! Look Who Ted Cruz Recruited Ahead Of His Big Match Against Jimmy Kimmel

It happened.

.@SenTedCruz dribbles past @jimmykimmel during the Blobfish Basketball Classic. Cruz challenged Kimmel to the game after Kimmel blamed the Houston Rockets playoff loss on the senator. Cruz won 11-9. pic.twitter.com/Tr9pSGemWu

— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 17, 2018

The game will air on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” Monday night, but wait. There’s MORE. I’m going to need you to reach waaaaaay back into your memory. Remember that one time Deadspin tried to mock Ted Cruz and failed miserably?

Send us proof of Ted Cruz playing basketball https://t.co/MgGLnsscPf pic.twitter.com/mpxI5EBQkK

— Deadspin (@Deadspin) January 23, 2017

what do I win? pic.twitter.com/9XuRmmIkJS

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) January 25, 2017

Go eat shit.

— Deadspin (@Deadspin) January 25, 2017

pic.twitter.com/TMiDBco2TB

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) January 25, 2017

Great. All caught up.

The look-alike dude in the photo? Grayson Allen.

Guess who Cruz recruited ahead of his basketball match against Jimmy Kimmel.

Picking up my stand in… are you ready, @jimmykimmel? #KimmelvsCruz #CruzToVictory pic.twitter.com/z8LGoM0ljV

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) June 16, 2018

Yep. That just happened.

Rest easy, @jimmykimmel… you won’t be playing @GraysonJAllen today, but it looks like he’s made his pick… #KimmelvsCruz #CruzToVictory pic.twitter.com/GGct8mfrIu

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) June 16, 2018

DEAD.

📸: @tedcruz pic.twitter.com/WQoQSpC0Jt

— SB Nation (@SBNation) June 16, 2018

Senator,

could you please take a photo of you and Grayson pointing at each other?

sincerely,
the internet

— SB Nation (@SBNation) June 16, 2018

I’m ready. ~ Jimmy pic.twitter.com/EtqtkTnalt

— Richie (@RichieRichietwo) June 16, 2018

Oh my god. https://t.co/GldNcAjR7j

— Barstool Blue Devils (@BarstoolBDevils) June 16, 2018

🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐 https://t.co/9AfUHUjLAY

— Duke Basketball (@DukeMBB) June 16, 2018

2018 is wild.