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Coronavirus: NBA star Andre Drummond leaves $1,000 tip at South Florida restaurant

By Bob D'Angelo. Cox Media Group National Content Desk
By Bob D'Angelo. Cox Media Group National Content Desk

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Andre Drummond is a big man in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ lineup. He’s an even bigger man in the eyes of a South Florida waitress.

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Drummond, the 6-foot, 11-inch center for the NBA’s Cavs, left a $1,000 tip for a waitress at Che Restaurant in Delray Beach after his Sunday brunch, the Sun-Sentinel reported. Drummond’s bill came to $164. the newspaper reported.

Server Kassandra Diaz could not believe it when she saw the receipt, ESPN reported.

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“When I was given the checkbook, I went to put in the tip & information to close the table and I couldn’t believe it,” Diaz wrote on Instagram next to a photograph of the receipt. “From a $160 check, the tip read $1,000. I was shaking and had tears of happiness after what he left me.”

Drummond responded, “Thank you for being amazing.”

The restaurant also posted a photograph of the receipt.

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Our waitress, @kaxandra.diaz experience yesterday, “Today, started off as slow day at work getting there for my double shift. The past week, overall, has been pretty slow of course due to COVID. Restaurants and staff have been struggling, as you can imagine. Little did I know that today I would get a tip no server would guess that they would ever receive when they open that check book. Unknowingly, I was seated and served a table with @andredrummondd I had no idea who he was, and hadn’t seen him here before but we @che.delray always welcome our new customers. When I was given the checkbook, I went to put in the tip & information to close the table and I couldn’t believe it. From a $160 check, the tip read $1,000. I was shaking and had tears of happiness after what he left me. I had no idea how to react, I didn’t want to draw attention but at the same time I couldn’t describe the the amount of appreciation I had/ have. It’s so amazing to see people displaying acts of kindness in these uncertain times. This is a story I will never forget, thank you again so much @andredrummondd “ * * * * * * * * * @che.delray wants to thank you for your kindness, it was our pleasure to have you here! We hope you enjoyed your time with us, we wish you the best!

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Diaz went back to Drummond to make sure the tip was not a mistake. But Drummond, who was traded to the Cavs from the Detroit Pistons earlier this season, was not joking

“He said, ‘Of course, no problem,’” Jose Diaz, the restaurant’s manager, told the Sun-Sentinel.

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Restaurants in Palm Beach County reopened two weeks ago at 25% capacity, the newspaper reported. Diaz said the restaurant had been “pretty slow” over the past week.

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Drummond, 26, is making more than $27 million this season, according to ESPN. He also has endorsement deals with Nike and other companies, which add more than $1 million to his annual earnings.

As for the $1,000, Daniela Sujoy, the restaurant’s general manager, said Diaz can keep the entire tip, the Sun-Sentinel reported.

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It was the second large tip at a South Florida restaurant in the past week.

Former NFL player Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson left $1,000 on a $37.40 tab at a restaurant in Cooper City on May 18, the newspaper reported.

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Coronavirus: NBA star Andre Drummond leaves $1,000 tip at South Florida restaurant Andre Drummond was a champion to a South Florida server after he left her a $1,000 tip Sunday. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

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