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Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler, serving as an honorary ball boy at a charity exhibition match leading up to the US Open, asked Frances Tiafoe if he could step in to receive a serve. Tiafoe obliged, and Butler ended up winning a point against Carlos Alcaraz, showcasing his skills on the tennis court.
Ronaldinho's charity match in Florida ended in chaos as a weather-induced early end to the game sparked a mass pitch invasion from fans in the crowd. The security team decided to postpone the match because of "adverse weather conditions" as the players and officials were hurriedly ushered from the pitch. Roughly 15 minutes later, the game was abandoned entirely.
Three LIV golfers, Sebastian Munoz, Carlos Ortiz, and David Puig, qualified for the 2023 U.S. Open through local qualifying. Harold Varner III, Marc Leishman, Brendan Steele, and PGA professional Michael Block failed to qualify. John Daly pulled out of a charity match against Paige Spiranac due to injury, and Jerry Kelly filled in, producing what Spiranac called the "greatest round of golf I've ever witnessed." Phil Mickelson urged users to buy his coffee brand despite criticism on Twitter and revealed that he "overpaid" his former caddie Jim 'Bones' Mackay by $1 million more than any other player.