The Match: Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce tee off against Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson
It'll be NBA champs vs. NFL champs − on the golf course.
The eighth installment of Capital One’s "The Match" will pit stars of the defending NBA champions against the reigning Super Bowl champions: Golden State Warriors guards Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson vs. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce, Warner Bros. Discovery announced Wednesday.
Mahomes and Curry each have two Most Valuable Player awards in their respective leagues, and all four players have multiple championships. They'll tee off for the 12-hole matchup at Wynn Golf Club in Las Vegas.
"All four players are among the biggest winners in professional sports today," Warner Bros. Discovery said.
WBD Sports will officially tee off the next edition of #CapitalOnesTheMatch next month:
🏈 @PatrickMahomes & @tkelce 🏈
⛳vs. ⛳
🏀 @StephenCurry30 & @KlayThompson 🏀
🕒 Thurs., June 29 at 6:30 p.m. ET
📺 TNT
📍 @WynnLasVegas
Full release: https://t.co/NOzAls3pF6 pic.twitter.com/sTbhSP6U2M— Warner Bros. Discovery Sports U.S. PR (@WBDSportsPR) May 3, 2023
When is Capital One’s 'The Match'?
"The Match" will be played on Thursday, June 29, beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET. It will air on TNT.
Should the Warriors advance to the NBA Finals, Curry and Thompson will have more than a week between a potential Game 7 and "The Match."
Mahomes, Curry look to rebound
While it will be the first time Thompson and Kelce take part in "The Match," it will be the second time Mahomes and Curry will be in it.
Last June, Mahomes teamed up with Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen against Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers, with Brady and Rodgers winning at Wynn Golf Club. In November 2020, Curry paired with Peyton Manning in a losing effort to Phil Mickelson and Charles Barkley.
'The Match' history
Here's the history of "The Match," which began in November 2018:
November 2018: Phil Mickelson def. Tiger Woods
May 2020: Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning def. Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady
November 2020: Phil Mickelson and Charles Barkley def. Stephen Curry and Peyton Manning
July 2021: Bryson DeChambeau and Aaron Rodgers def. Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady
Novemeber 2021: Brooks Koepka def. Bryson DeChambeau
June 2022: Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers def. Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes
December 2022: Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas def. Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: The Match: Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce vs Steph Curry, Klay Thompson
