The 2018 Genesis Open provided a unique opportunity for Bubba Watson, with the NBA All-Star game in Los Angeles at the same time as the PGA Tour’s annual stop there.
So, after opening second-round 70 at Riviera Country Club, Watson raced over to the Los Angeles Convention Center to join the likes of Justin Bieber, Jamie Foxx and Nick Cannon in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game.
Pregame 🏀 pic.twitter.com/0TBWBrm7iv
— bubba watson (@bubbawatson) February 16, 2018
To put it nicely, his performance ... could’ve gone better.
The two-time Masters champ finished with two points - on a pair of free throws - and he grabbed a few rebounds, which isn’t so bad, considering he plays a totally different sport for a living.
But he’ll never live down his airball from the top of the key or this decision to take the ball into the paint against NBA Hall of Famer Tracey McGrady:
Perhaps the most incredible part of the story is that Watson rebounded from the “Swat Heard ‘Round the PGA Tour” in time to win the Genesis Open, carding 65-69 over the weekend to win by two.
So the week wasn’t a total loss for Bubba.