Neymar Faces NBA Star Jimmy Butler in High-Stakes Poker Game as Copa América Progresses

Neymar in the middle of a poker game where he lost to an NBA star Follow all the information and results of the Copa América from here

Neymar was unable to play in the Copa América with the Brazilian team due to a serious injury and while he continues to recover, he once again made the news for an act off the playing field. The star faced Jimmy Butler, star of the Miami Heat, in a poker game. In the duel, the Al Hilal striker from Saudi Arabia lost thousands of dollars, but he also had his profit and the balance was positive.

The 32-year-old striker is in the United States and is accompanying the Verdeamarela players from the stands. Meanwhile, he continues with rehabilitation exercises after the rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in his left leg suffered in the classic against Uruguay on October 17, 2023 for the Qualifiers.

The former Santos player is a poker lover. It is an activity that he enjoys a lot and he participates whenever he can. Being a recognized international figure can coincide with elite references in other sports. In this case he did it together with Butler and lived a moment that was fun and went viral on social media.

Neymar has won 500 thousand dollars in different poker games Credit: Instagram

At the Hustler Casino in Los Angeles, where boxer Ryan Garcia was also present, Neymar and Butler played their cards and their confidence grew as their bets did, reaching a total of 174 thousand dollars. However, the story did not end well for the former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) player.

The amount in dispute ended in favor of the basketball player who plays shooting guard. Jimmy celebrated having won, while Ney smiled despite having to pay those dollars to the 34-year-old shooting guard.

Although at the end of the match the attacker ended up happy because in the game he was able to win more than 300 thousand dollars and in the total he added a profit of 500 thousand dollars in the poker games.

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It should be remembered that in March 2023, the Copa Libertadores champion with Santos in 2011 carried out a live broadcast from his social networks and showed how he competed in different games on a website. In just two hours he lost more than 5.6 million reais, the equivalent of one million euros. At that moment the footballer pretended to cry, although later he continued to participate.

Their presence in bets or games in which money is in dispute was criticized at times. He tends to be eccentric or organize parties with friends or extend celebrations like the one he did on a cruise, at the beginning of his recovery after surgery for the aforementioned injury.

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His speech and reactions earned him various opinions, including that of Christophe Galtier, when he was PSG coach: “I spoke to Neymar and told him what I thought. He has the right, on his day off, to play poker,” said the French coach.

The São Paulo native is expected to return to the pitch between next month and September. His contract with Al Hilal will expire on June 30, 2025. He joined the current Saudi Pro League champion in August of last year and has played 5 games, scored one goal and provided three assists.

2024-06-28 01:07:00
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