The NBA on TNT crew hosted a little four-sport relay course against their NHL and MLB counterparts and it was the hockey team that took home the trophy.
The NHL on TNT crew, comprised of studio host Liam McHugh and analysts and former NHL players Colby Armstrong, Anson Carter and Paul Bissonnette, won the timed event in a blowout.
The event course consisted of a basketball free throw, shooting a puck into a goal, pitching a wiffle ball into a netted strike zone and a golf putt.
The NHL on TNT crew finished in a brief 23 seconds.
All-sports obstacle relay
McHugh sank the free throw immediately. Armstrong split the empty net right away. Carter threw a dart right into the net. Only Bissonnette needed extra attempts, but he sank his third putt for the winning time.
It was McHugh who surprised Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley, who wondered how he made his first attempt. But McHugh could be seen skillfully spinning the basketball on his finger during Barkley's joke, showing he is no hoops rookie.
The NBA on TNT crew started strong with Kenny Smith draining the first free throw and noted hockey fan Barkley netting a wrist shot. Veteran broadcaster Ernie Johnson needed just two attempts at the wiffle ball pitch but Shaquille O'Neal's poor putting cost the NBA squad as they finished with a time of 39 seconds.
The wheels totally fell off for the MLB on TBS crew with Baseball Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez struggling from the free throw line and studio host Lauren Shehadi struggling with the wiffle ball pitch. Curtis Granderson made his second wrist shot and Buster Posey nailed his first putt but the damage was already done for the baseball crew.
The game was part of "EJ's Neat-O Stat of the Night," a long-running (but always unsponsored) segment from the NBA on TNT broadcast that focuses on fun.
Afterward, The Greatest Trophy in All of Sports was brought out and the NHL on TNT crew proudly posed behind it.
