Ninja reacts to Jimmy Kimmel roasting him and other gamers over ESPN cover story Professional gaming and streaming is more accepted today than ever before, but that doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s safe from Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s playful jabs. The television host and comedian is never afraid of poking fun at people and a recent episode of the show saw Tyler \u2018Ninja\u2019 Blevins\u2019 recent ESPN cover land in his sights. Ninja watched a clip of the segment on his own immensely popular Twitch stream on September 20 and exclaimed \u201cplease don\u2019t make fun of me, please don\u2019t make fun of me Jimmy!\u201d Unfortunately, Jimmy didn\u2019t seem to get that message! \u201cESPN magazine this bi-week by Tyler \u2018Ninja\u2019 Blevins, who is one of the world\u2019s greatest Fortnite players. He\u2019s a video gamer, this is the first time a video game player has been on the cover of a major sports magazine,\u201d Kimmel begins, highlighting how groundbreaking the story is. Then comes the roast: \u201cSome people consider this guy, Ninja, to be an athlete, because he streams for up to 12 hours a day and has, I guess, a lot of physical dexterity. And if that\u2019s true, congratulations masturbating teens \u2013 you\u2019re going to the Olympics!\u201d Ninja laughs and puts his head in his hands as Kimmel continues: \u201cI don\u2019t know how I feel about this. Fortnite really is taking the world by storm. This is true: some parents are hiring coaches to teach their children to be better at Fortnite!\u201d The TV star makes his feelings about that particular phenomenon very clear, saying \u201cA quick way to know you shouldn\u2019t have children is if you think it\u2019s a good idea to hire a VIDEO GAME coach to teach them to play it.\u201d Of course, the whole roast is tongue-in-cheek and Ninja\u2019s success speaks for itself. The Twitch sensation has become the mainstream face of streaming in 2018 and his ESPN article has been hailed as one of the biggest breakthroughs for professional gaming, whether it be esports or streaming. Ninja\u2019s wife, Jessica \u2018JGhosty\u2019 Goch, also spoke up moments after he had watched the roast, saying that being \u201cmade fun of\u201d by Jimmy Kimmel is a PR dream and a \u201cyou made it moment.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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