--- title: Jimmy Kimmel Pranks Warriors Fan During NBA Finals description: During this year's NBA Finals, Jimmy Kimmel proved once again that he has no reservations about pulling out all the stops for a good prank. canonical: https://time.com/5309761/jimmy-kimmel-prank-nba-finals/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-06-12T15:05:51.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:53:21.566Z og:title: Jimmy Kimmel Pulled Off the Ultimate Prank at the NBA Finals og:description: Things definitely got down to the wire og:url: https://time.com/5309761/jimmy-kimmel-prank-nba-finals/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt199134aa6874449a/698932d97cdbaca412d5d217/screen-shot-2018-06-12-at-10-04-26-am.png?branch=production&width=963&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 963 og:image:height: 542 og:image:alt: Jimmy-Kimmel-Warriors-Prank og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jimmy Kimmel Pulled Off the Ultimate Prank at the NBA Finals twitter:description: Things definitely got down to the wire twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt199134aa6874449a/698932d97cdbaca412d5d217/screen-shot-2018-06-12-at-10-04-26-am.png?branch=production&width=963&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Jimmy Kimmel Pranked a Basketball Fan Into Missing the Most Crucial NBA Finals Moments > Sponsored content. 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There is no cost and no subscription requirement.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jun 12, 2018 3:05 PM UTC  ABC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jun 12, 2018 3:05 PM UTC [Jimmy Kimmel](http://time.com/5303018/jimmy-kimmel-ted-cruz-basketball-rules/) has [proved time and again](http://time.com/5008851/jimmy-kimmel-candy-prank-2017/) that he has no reservations about [pulling out all the stops](http://time.com/5200561/jimmy-kimmel-lie-witness-news-street-interviews/) for a good prank. And during this year’s NBA Finals, the _Live!_ host stayed true to his colors. Before sitting down with Kevin Durant on Monday to get [his take on LeBron’s next move](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbmGPOHJYpA), Kimmel revealed that he had sent his crew to Oakland for the first two games of the championship series specifically to mess with fans. “While we were there, we had some fun with a Warriors fan,” he explained. “We were in Oracle Arena and our goal was to see how long we could keep a fan out of his seat during the fourth quarter. There was about a minute left in the game in regulation—[Game 1, down to the wire](http://time.com/5298467/lebron-james-jr-smith-nba-finals-mistake/). But this fan couldn’t sit down to watch it until he got this right.” The _Live!_ team’s challenge left the fan struggling to perfect a lengthy tongue-twister as precious seconds ticked away on the game clock. 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