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Cade Cunningham later expressed a desire to be an NBA player — a dream he ultimately manifested into reality. Cunningham's NBA stardom led to his appearance on "The Tonight Show" starring Jimmy Fallon on Sunday night at the Detroit Opera House. The show was broadcast on Monday night.

"I'm from Texas, so Michigan is very different. The Pistons are such a historic franchise; I just wanted to be a part of that," Cunningham said. "I speak for the whole city, we are so happy to have you in Detroit."
#Pistons Cade Cunningham on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. #FallonTonight pic.twitter.com/dnNQzdCpAL
— Coty M. Davis (@CotyDavis_24) September 16, 2025

Jimmy Fallon: Do you think that you could ever play for the NFL? Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: No chance, no chance, no chance. Fallon: No, no, no, no, no, you wouldn't do that. SGA: I wouldn't disrespect them like that, nah. Fallon: Really, no? SGA: Just like how they can't come on the basketball court, I can't go on the football field. Fallon: You can't go on there. SGA: Just stay in our lanes. Fallon: But growing up, did you play football? SGA: I did a little bit, yeah. I quit very quickly. Fallon: OK. SGA: I-- like, I played running back, so I got hit a lot. And I, like, fell on the ball when I got tackled a couple times.

Cameron Tabatabaie: Celtics star Jaylen Brown will be on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon tonight pic.x.com/YrYGQEkjba

Shaquille O'Neal never passes up a chance to slam Barkley. O'Neal recently appeared on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon to explain why he spends much as $1,000 on monthly pedicures. His reasoning involved a Barkley reference. "Because I feel sorry for the young lady that's doing my feet," O'Neal said. "My feet look like Charles Barkley's face."
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The Tonight Show: How it started vs. how it’s going for @jalenbrunson1 since he joined the @nyknicks . #FallonTonight
How it started vs. how it’s going for @jalenbrunson1 since he joined the @nyknicks. #FallonTonight pic.twitter.com/REbBMlFUZW
— The Tonight Show (@FallonTonight) February 10, 2024

Jimmy Fallon: Now, when you hear these (trade) rumors, what goes through your mind? Chris Paul: Man, I'm going into year 16, right? So I've heard about every rumor that you could possibly hear. So you learn to control what you can control. I'm training getting ready for the season. If something happens, it will. If not, you know, I love being in Oklahoma with our team. We actually just got a new coach yesterday. So, you know, the league is always constantly changing.

Other celebrities have had their privileges revoked by Dolan. A source told the Daily News that another director and longtime Garden presence, Woody Allen, was banned several years ago from Suite 200, which is a VIP club at MSG. Allen’s crime was refusing to do promotions for MSG, according to a source. If Allen still attends Knicks games, he’s no longer being showed on the MSG Network telecast. Actor Ethan Hawke said he stopped receiving free tickets because he criticized the Knicks’ handling of Jeremy Lin on “The Jimmy Fallon Show.” Actor Michael Rapaport also said his comped tickets were stripped because he supported Oakley.

ShowtimeForum: 😥 Jimmy Fallon remembers Kobe Bryant #FallonTonight pic.twitter.com/5gA62REXJv
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Sports Illustrated: "Hell yes"@SHAQ on if him and Kobe could beat LeBron and AD 😂 (via @FallonTonight)
"Hell yes"@SHAQ on if him and Kobe could beat LeBron and AD 😂
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) January 7, 2020
(via @FallonTonight)pic.twitter.com/vOAacQhC7Z

During the Kings home opener last Wednesday, Sactown’s faithful used giant cardboard cutouts of Jimmy Fallon’s different facial expressions to distract Utah Jazz players at the free throw line.

Fallon caught wind of the fun via Twitter and was in disbelief at first before realizing that it actually happened. On the newest episode of The Tonight Show, Jimmy continued to show Sacramento some love by showing his national audience the footage from the game.
At first I thought it was photoshopped. Haaa. This is great. 😂 😂 😂 https://t.co/OiJ91cIEOg
— Jimmy Fallon (@jimmyfallon) October 18, 2018

Simmons: Linsanity was incredible. Hawke: It was absolutely incredible in the way that the organization didn't fan the flames and let Mike do what he wanted to do. Let these guys run. Let them play ball. And instead, Mike's on his way to the Western Conference Final. And, you know, the Garden's empty. But I have been left team-less. The point is that I'm not wanted and I don't go where I'm not wanted. It's hard to be a fan for a place that doesn't like you. Simmons: Well, one person doesn't like you. Hawke: One person who owns (the team) … I called up one night and they said it would be $7,800. I was like, "Oh, um, oh, why is this the first time you guys are charging me?" They said that you should have thought of that before you went on the Jimmy Fallon Show. I was like, "Wow, this is real." So I've apologized publicly many times to try and get my seats again.