Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Announces Broadcast Team for "Capital One's The Match"
Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Trevor Immelman and Kathryn Tappen to Return for Premiere Golf Event Series, Joined by Draymond Green and Von Miller
Patrick Mahomes & Travis Kelce to Tee Off Against Stephen Curry & Klay Thompson, Thursday, June 29, at 6:30 p.m. ET on TNT
Warner Bros. Discovery Sports' eighth installment of Capital One's The Match, the Sports Emmy-nominated premier live golf event series, will feature a star-studded team of personalities and veterans from across the sports world.
Six-time Emmy Award winner Ernie Johnson will return to host his third Capital One's The Match and will be joined by Inside the NBA colleague and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley, making his seventh appearance in the event as a player or commentator. 2008 Masters Champion Trevor Immelman will make his sixth event appearance as analyst, and Kathryn Tappen will return as course reporter for the second time.
Four-time NBA Champion and Inside the NBA analyst Draymond Green and two-time Super Bowl champion and host of Bleacher Report's The Voncast Von Miller will also be joining the team as special contributors, providing commentary while following the participants from a golf cart throughout the live competition, as well as additional content across Bleacher Report's platforms.
Further production & event details for Capital One's The Match will be shared in the coming weeks.
Capital One's The Match will for the first time ever feature NFL and NBA superstar duos going head-to-head, as teammates Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce face off against Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson.
TNT will exclusively televise the 12-hole event, to be held Thursday, June 29, with coverage beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET, from Wynn Las Vegas,the only golf course on the Las Vegas strip. Bleacher Report will have extensive coverage leading into the evening's action.
A partner since the event's inception, Capital One will return as title sponsor of Capital One's The Match. Microsoft Bing and Wagoneer by Jeep will be presenting sponsors, Wynn Las Vegas will be the official venue and hotel partner, and DraftKings Sportsbook will be the event's official sportsbook and fantasy partner. AT&T, ZenWTR, Recover 180, and Airshare will serve as associate sponsors.