Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce will face Steph Curry and Klay Thompson in golf’s The Match in Las Vegas in June as it’s the NFL vs. the NBA
- Mahomes and Kelce have dominated the NFL, winning two Super Bowls together
- Curry and Thompson have four NBA rings and are currently chasing a fifth
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Keys players of the reigning NFL and NBA champions will hit the links in The Match in June in Las Vegas.
Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce of the Super Bowl LVII-winning Kansas City Chiefs will face Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson of the 2021-22 champion Golden State Warriors over 12 holes at the Wynn Golf Club on June 29, organizers announced on Wednesday.
Mahomes and Kelce have won two Super Bowls together, while Curry and Thompson have won four NBA rings and are currently chasing a fifth.
It is the second appearance in The Match for both Mahomes and Curry. Mahomes and Josh Allen lost last summer against Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady, while Curry and Peyton Manning lost to Phil Mickelson and Charles Barkley in 2020.
The Match will be televised on TNT.
Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce, of the Chiefs, will face the Splash Bros in Las Vegas in June
Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson will team up outside of a basketball setting for once
This year’s edition will be the eighth overall since organizers created the event in 2018.
The spectacle has raised $35million for several charities, particularly donating more than 27million meals to Feeding America.
Details of the broadcasting team, including commentators, have yet to be released but fans will be paying attention to see which sport comes out on top.
This year’s edition of The Match will be played at the the Wynn Golf Club in Las Vegas, Nevada
Curry and Thompson may end up losing their status as the current NBA champions in a month’s time.
The NBA Finals will take place from June 1 to June 18, depending on the number of games it takes to determine this year’s league champion.
The Warriors are currently locked into a semifinals Western Conference matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers, trailing 0-1 in the series.
Curry dropped 27 points while fellow great LeBron James had 22.
Game 2 is once more being played at Chase Center in San Francisco on Thursday.