VIDEO: RJ Barrett, Coby White and NBA Draft Prospects Compete in Bizarre Jimmy Fallon Contest
By Sean Facey
The NBA Draft is upon us, and that means some of the top prospects are making their rounds on television marketing themselves. RJ Barrett, Coby White, Darius Garland, Jaxson Hayes and De'Andre Hunter in particular appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday, and instead of having them do normal basketball things, he had them compete in a bizarre random object shootout contest.
The objects included a cake, a basketball shoe filled with nacho cheese, a mannequin head with a New York Knicks hat, and a water balloon filled with Gatorade.
Notably, RJ Barrett really gave the crowd something to get excited about when he pantomimed donning the Knicks hat.
Plenty of rumors have swirled about whether or not the Knicks plan to draft Barrett with the third overall pick. For now, though, the only thing he did with the hat was sink it to give his team the lead in the contest.
Ultimately, Barrett and Garland, who teamed up with Fallon, won the contest, and perhaps some bragging rights, over their fellow draft hopefuls heading into Thursday night.