Shooting Hoops and Strumming Guitars: How 2016 Candidates Are Prepping for the Debate

— -- Some presidential contenders might be hitting the books in the final hours before tonight's fourth Republican debate in Milwaukee, but Ohio Gov. John Kasich and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee took some time to loosing up.

Kasich hit the basketball court this morning with the Milwaukee Bucks, shooting some hoops with the team at the end of their practice before they take on the Boston Celtics across the street from the debate tonight.

"I had a lot of fun playing," Kasich said. "It was great. You show you can chew gum and walk at the same time, is my hope."

Kasich got into a mini-feud with the Philadelphia 76ers last month after making a joke at their expense in New Hampshire. The two exchanged trash talk on Twitter, but Kasich was all compliments today.

"Regardless of what they say," Kasich quipped to reporters, "I do have a lot of respect for the Philadelphia 76ers."

Huckabee, a bass guitarist, let loose at a local guitar shop, where he showed off his guitar chops and admired the instruments on the walls.

Huckabee will participate in the undercard debate tonight for the first time after failing to garner enough support in recent national polls.

Jeb Bush also went to mass this morning. "I feel great, blessed to be able to have mass this morning," he said. "Feel good."