Jason Sudeikis had some uplifting pointers for WNBA players ahead of the Game 5 finals - delivered in his signature Southern drawl as Ted Lasso. Sitting on ESPN’s panel ahead of the match-up between the New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx,

Ted Lasso has traded in Earl Greyhound for Ellie the Elephant. Ahead of Game 5 in the WNBA Finals, which pit the New York Liberty against the Minnesota Lynx, Jason Sudeikis stopped by ESPN’s booth to cheer on the Liberty — and he brought everyone’s favorite curious-not-judgmental Ted Lasso character in his back pocket.

The Lynx social media team added insult to injury for Jason Sudeikis after New York lost Game 1 of the WNBA Finals.