Jimmy Butler Won Big At Celebrity Poker Event, But Was Clearly Not A Fan Of Suspended Boxer Ryan Garcia – Whiskey Riff

Jimmy Butler is known as a tireless competitor on the basketball court, and that mentality translated well to the poker table during a celebrity event this weekend. The Miami Heat superstar was a big winner to the point where he was dishing out cash to fans by the end.

Preparing to enter the second season of a three-year contract that pays over $146 million, it aint like Jimmy Buckets is hurting for cash. Nevertheless, quite classy of him to hand out some big bills. The six-figure take-home pay Butler earned came at a cost, though. He had to sit next to Ryan Garcia, who was recently suspended for a year for a PED violation.

Garcia has a, um, big personality that Butler wasnt too keen to engage with beyond the bare minimum in the heat of a high-stakes poker battle.

When the two did engage in dialogue, it was clear Garcia wasnt a ball-knower at all. He couldnt even remember that Butler played for the Heat, instead alluding to where Jimmy began his career many moons ago with the Chicago Bulls.

At 25 years old, and as someone who makes a living by getting beaten to a pulp at times, Garcia is probably still reeling from the whole PED fiasco. He was just arrested a couple weeks ago for felony vandalism after trashing a hotel room. Not great looks all around!

It also happens that Garcia is a serial tweeter/X poster. Not a lot of goodness going on in his social media feed. Vitriol. Denial of taking PEDs.

The victory Garcia had over Devin Haney was considered a huge upset, but because of his PED use, the fight was retroactively deemed a no-contest, and he was forced to forfeit all $1.2 million of his disclosed purse, plus more millions in guarantees. The New York State Athletic Commission also ordered Garcia to pay a $10,000 fine.

So yeah, cant blame Jimmy Buckets for wanting little to nothing to do with this guy. Garcia comes across as the textbook definition of a loose cannon. You have to wonder what hes going to do now that boxing has been taken away for the time being. Im personally not too keen to follow up on him.

As for Butler, his future is a little cloudy but not in such a dire way as Garcias. Many believe the six-time NBA All-Star will be traded this summer.

At least for now, Butler has a little bit of extra cash to enjoy during the offseason, courtesy of his poker prowess and mental fortitude to endure Garcias insufferable antics.

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