With sports betting on the rise, the NBA has found itself in a peculiar situation. They have been generally lenient about their rules on gambling in the past. When Damon Jones used insider information about LeBron James to bet on the Lakers’ games, it appears that the league has finally recognized a significant issue with sports betting.
For fans, betting on teams and their stars has become rampant. Because money is involved in all of this, they are beginning to voice out their frustrations online about losing a bet when a player is underperforming. One unfortunate recipient of a fan’s ire is Golden State Warriors star Jimmy Butler.
The fan took it to extreme heights when he confronted and vented his frustrations on Jimmy while he was getting his coffee in public. The clip was shared on

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