Days Ahead of Much Anticipated NBA Finals, PGA Tour Pros’ Effort to Keep Up With Trend Goes Viral: ‘Glad You Stuck With Golf’
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Watching our favorite sporting personalities shine on their respective fields is a treat for the eye. Spectating fan-adored golfers in their element who are reaching for glory has always enthralled the fans. But what if some A-listers from one sport are put into a whole different one? That will be an incredible and entertaining watch.
PGA Tour enthusiasts recently witnessed just that. The world got to see some of the top dogs from the Tour come in to commemorate the NBA Finals that are currently ongoing. It seems that golf is not the only sport that these pros are good at.
PGA Tour professionals geared up to celebrate the NBA finals
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The sporting world, especially basketball enthusiasts, has their eyes glued to the ongoing NBA Finals. But what has now caught the attention of the Netizens is a very unique pairing that they did not expect. To commemorate the ongoing face-off, a few PGA Tour professionals decided to play a 3-pointer game in the Schottenstein Center at the Ohio State campus.
🏀 @SRTheegala
🏀 @Harris_English
🏀 @_DennyMcCarthy
🏀 @RussHenleyGolf
🏀 @HTMullinax
🏀 @HomelessHubbsThe squad went to @OhioStAthletics for a 3-point shootout before the #NBAFinals
Spoiler alert: @_DennyMcCarthy can shoot 👀 pic.twitter.com/V4ZGDqu5TH
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 2, 2023
The rules were quite simple: the top three who make the maximum number of shots with the given amount of balls would be the finalists. What followed was an interesting competition filled with some comedic moments. The participants, Sahith Theegala, Harris English, Denny McCarthy, Russell Henley, Trey Mullinax, and Mark Hubbard, each took a chance to become the top scorer.
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McCarthy stole the show and impressed all the professionals with his insane throwing skills. He proved that he was not just an expert golf player but was also well-versed in basketball. Along with Denny McCarty, Theegala and Henley went into the finals, where McCarty yet again proved his skills.
This was an interesting way through which the PGA Tour paid homage to the NBA finals, and boy did it impress the fans.
Fans are quite impressed with the skills of their PGA pros
This short stint at the basketball court that featured the PGA pros excited quite a few fans. Soon after the video of the players engaging in a free, entertaining session popped up on the internet, netizens were busy sharing their feedback.
@AndrewNovakgolf would’ve smoked every single one of them. Probably why they couldn’t have him in the field this week smh
— Everett McCord (@EvMiggens) June 2, 2023
Keep doing this
— DB (@golfguy2511) June 2, 2023
@GaryWoodland needs to get in on this…
— Jeff Fellman (@jfells009) June 2, 2023
@Harris_English glad you stuck w golf and not basketball man !
— Chris Williard (@ChrisWilliard17) June 2, 2023
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Dmac cold with it 🥶
— Brandon Dorans (@BrandonDorans) June 2, 2023
Some people stated that they missed Gary Woodland and some other talents from the unique challenge. Quite a few netizens even joked around, pointing out how some players played the game. Regardless, this was an exciting challenge that the PGA Tour pros took on to celebrate the ongoing NBA Finals. Currently, the Denver Nuggets are in the lead against the Miami Heat in the gripping final bout.
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Who do you think will grab the win in the NBA face-off? Let us know in the comments below!
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Edited by:
Sheldon Pereira
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