Anthony Kim praises $35M-worth ex NBA star amid brutal jibe towards WNBA athlete Brittney Griner

LIV Golf's Anthony Kim might not be active on the golf course every week, but he is surely active on social media and makes full use of it to speak his mind. Recently, Kim did the same when he praised a $35M-worth ex NBA star and took a brutal jibe toward WNBA athlete Brittney Griner.

The $35M-worth ex-NBA star Kim praised is former Sacramento Kings Center DeMarcus Cousins. On social media platform Instagram, the American golfer uploaded a story in which he called Cousins a 'walking bucket' and further proceeded to take a jibe at Griner.

Anthony Kim wrote:

"@boogiecousins is a walking bucket @brittneygriner can't take the 🗑️ w/out spilling everything😂"

You can check Anthony Kim's Instagram story below:

The reason why Anthony Kim might have tagged DeMarcus Cousins is because Brittney Griner had once claimed she would beat Cousins in a 1v1 basketball match. In a separate post, Kim also mentioned he watches WNBA only when Caitlin Clark plays.

From a professional golf point of view, Kim was last spotted playing at LIV Golf Korea. After three rounds of golf at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club in Korea, Kim scored 79-74-74 to finish T53. This is the 39-year-old's worst finish in the 2025 season so far.

How much did Anthony Kim earn for his performance in LIV Golf Korea?

The 2025 LIV Golf Korea event had a total payout of $25,000,000. While the largest chunk of this purse went to the tournament winner Bryson DeChambeau ($4,000,000), Kim earned $50,000 for his 53rd-place finish. Here is a detailed look at the payout for the 2025 LIV Golf Korea:

1: Bryson DeChambeau (-19) – $4,000,000
2: Charles Howell III (-17) – $2,250,000
3: Talor Gooch (-14) – $1,500,000
T4: Thomas Pieters (-10) – $900,000
T4: Patrick Reed (-10) – $900,000
6: Matthew Wolff (-9) – $700,000
T7: Carlos Ortiz (-8) – $470,500
T7: Jinichiro Kozuma (-8) – $470,500
T7: Jon Rahm (-8) – $470,500
T7: Cameron Smith (-8) – $470,500
T7: Richard Bland (-8) – $470,500
12: Louis Oosthuizen (-7) – $360,000
T13: Lucas Herbert (-6) – $313,750
T13: Tyrrell Hatton (-6) – $313,750
T13: Ian Poulter (-6) – $313,750
T13: Dean Burmester (-6) – $313,750
T17: Brooks Koepka (-5) – $265,000
T17: Bubba Watson (-5) – $265,000
T17: Andy Ogletree (-5) – $265,000
T20: Sebastian Muñoz (-4) – $237,500
T20: Cameron Tringale (-4) – $237,500
T20: Henrik Stenson (-4) – $237,500
T20: Graeme McDowell (-4) – $237,500
T20: Joaquin Niemann (-4) – $237,500
T20: Luis Masaveu (-4) – $237,500
T26: David Puig (-3) – $186,667
T26: Caleb Surratt (-3) – $186,667
T26: Jason Kokrak (-3) – $186,667
T29: Mito Pereira (-2) – $168,000
T29: Chieh-Po Lee (-2) – $168,000
T29: Peter Uihlein (-2) – $168,000
T29: Paul Casey (-2) – $168,000
T29: Sam Horsfield (-2) – $168,000
T34: Kevin Na (-1) – $145,000
T34: Marc Leishman (-1) – $145,000
T34: Charl Schwartzel (-1) – $145,000
T34: Dustin Johnson (-1) – $145,000
38: Brendan Steele (E) – $140,000
T39: Abraham Ancer (+1) – $135,333
T39: John Catlin (+1) – $135,333
T39: Adrian Meronk (+1) – $135,333
T42: Sergio Garcia (+2) – $130,000
T42: Matt Jones (+2) – $130,000
T42: Minkyu Kim (+2) – $130,000
T45: Martin Kaymer (+3) – $123,000
T45: Anirban Lahiri (+3) – $123,000
47: Tom McKibbin (+4) – $120,000
T48: Yubin Jang (+5) – $60,000
T48: Lee Westwood (+5) – $60,000
50: Phil Mickelson (+7) – $60,000
51: Frederik Kjettrup (+8) – $60,000
52: Harold Varner III (+9) – $50,000
53: Anthony Kim (+11) – $50,000
54: Danny Lee (+12) – $50,000

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