The Golden State Warriors got off to a tremendous start to the 2025-26 season with a 119-109 win over the Los Angeles Lakers that saw Jimmy Butler pile up 31 points to lead Golden State to the victory.
Half of those points came from the free throw line, as Butler paraded to the charity stripe for 16 free throw attempts and made them all. After the game, Butler was asked about his perfect night from the line and what he wanted to shoot on free throws this season, and revealed a bet he had with Draymond Green .
"I got a bet with — I don't think it's a bad bet, but it's kind of a bad bet — with Dray that I got to shoot a better percentage than number 30 on our team," Butler said.
No. 30 on the Warriors would of course be Stephen Curry , a man who has hit 91.7% of his career fr