Yang and Cruz to play each other in charity basketball game

Sin. Ted Cruz and presidential contender Andrew Yang have challenged each other to a game of basketball with the loser giving money to charity.

The challenge started when Pat Ward, a Fox News producer, urged the pair on Twitter to play a game of one-on-one basketball.

Cruz, 48, responded that he did not play with candidates who are polling less than 5%. Yang quickly pointed out that he had reached 5% in a poll.

"Bring it on 4 out of 4, you're more of a paid staffer than me and three of my paid staffers (no outside ringers)," Cruz responded to Yang's tweet. "Say, this Friday afternoon in Houston? The loser gives $ 5k to the (non-political) charity of the winner's choice? Game?"

"Let's play one-on-one, give the fans a show," said Yang.

"Hmm, you're probably better than I am, and you're probably a better shot." And, I've seen you dunking (on an 8-foot rim) Altogether, pretty strong, so … JUST BRING IT, "the Texas Republican Said.

Yang said his team is reaching out and looking forward to raising money for charity.

The 44-year-old tech entrepreneur has been rising in the polls recently, averaging 3% in polls and sixth place in the Democratic primary according to RealClearPolitics.

In 2018, Cruz beat late night host Jimmey Kimmel in a one-on-one charity basketball game. The duo raised nearly $ 80,000 dollars from the game.