{"id":231954,"date":"2025-10-22T13:22:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T13:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/231954\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T13:22:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T13:22:10","slug":"warriors-stephen-curry-and-jimmy-butler-reveal-they-have-a-season-long-bet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/231954\/","title":{"rendered":"Warriors’ Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler reveal they have a season-long bet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Warriors’ Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler reveal they have a season-long bet<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Golden State Warriors<\/a> got their season off to a great start with a win over the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

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There’s also an intriguing subplot underway with the Warriors involving superstars Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler.<\/p>\n

The duo revealed postgame that they have a side bet on who will finish the season with a better free throw percentage. The bet is actually between Draymond Green and Butler, according to Butler, but involves the two higher scorers and not the versatile Green’s actions.<\/p>\n

Good start for Butler, who was an absurd 16-for-16 in the opening win. Curry, for his part, was 8-for-8.<\/p>\n

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“No chance,” Curry told reporters of Butler beating him<\/a>. “But I like a little game within the game, so game on.”<\/p>\n

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Butler, for his part, understands the likely outcome.<\/p>\n

“Probably a bad bet,” he told reporters.<\/p>\n

Curry is the NBA’s all-time leader in free throw percentage at 91.2%. He shot a league-best 93.3% in 2024-25.<\/p>\n

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Butler is no slouch, a career 84.4% free throw shooter. Last season, he was at 84.2%.<\/p>\n

The likelihood of guys that far apart flip-flopping over the course of a whole season simply isn’t that high.<\/p>\n

But if Butler can get to the line for 16 foul shots every night, the Warriors will take that, even if he misses a few here or there.<\/p>\n

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