Stephen Curry Had Cold Reaction To Draymond Green And Jimmy Butler's Season-long Bet

Stephen Curry and nan Warriors opened their play with a 119-109 triumph complete Luka Doncic and nan Lakers in Los Angeles connected Tuesday nighttime that was sealed by vintage agelong three-pointer by nan early Hall of Fame shooting guard.

Jimmy Butler, who is playing successful his first afloat play pinch Golden State, led nan Warriors pinch 31 points and made each 16 free throws that he attempted.

After nan crippled Butler shared a small season-long stake he has going pinch teammate Draymond Green. That wager? That he tin decorativeness nan twelvemonth pinch a higher free-throw percent than Curry, who led nan convention past twelvemonth by making 93.3% of his freebies.

Butler revealed that stake during his postgame property conference, which led to immoderate chuckles from nan media members successful nan room.

"I don't deliberation it's a bad bet, but it's benignant of a stake bet, pinch Dray that I've sewage to sprout a amended percent than No. 30 connected our team."

When asked if he thought he could triumph nan bet, Butler said: "Of people I deliberation I can. I'm going to person to."

Curry, who didn't cognize astir nan stake until proceeding astir it aft nan game, had a priceless guidance to it, saying Butler had "no chance" of beating him.

Butler deed 87% of his free throws past twelvemonth and has deed an mean of 84% of them for his career, truthful he has immoderate activity to do if he wants to triumph this stake pinch Green.

The Warriors will beryllium backmost successful action Thursday nighttime erstwhile they big nan Nuggets. All eyes will beryllium connected Butler erstwhile he goes to free propulsion line.

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