‘I’m Going Electric’: NBA Star Jimmy Butler Can’t Believe That Filling up His Bugatti Costs $145

Jimmy Butler was feeling the heat at the gas station this week.

When the Miami Heat baller stopped to fill up his car, he couldn’t believe that it ended up costing $145, USA Today’s For the Win reported on Wednesday. He was so incensed, he actually filmed his reaction and posted it to his Instagram Story.

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“I’m trying to get some of this gas back,” Butler says in the video. “Do you think if I went in there and told them I put the wrong gas in here they would give me a refund? This is crazy.”

In the video, Butler reveals that he was gassing up his Bugatti, one of the most expensive marques in the world. While the exact model is unclear from the video, it’s more than likely a Chiron, which went into production in 2016. As For the Win noted, the Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport is considered to have the worst fuel economy of any car: Driving just 25 miles would cost a whopping $10.86.

“I’m going electric,” Butler said. “Can ya’ll believe it cost $145 to fill up a Bugatti? This is crazy. Unheard of, man. Bugattis, man.”

Despite being one of the best basketball players in the world, on this point Butler’s frustration is pretty common these days: For the Win cited a Monmouth University survey in which the majority of Americans said it’s difficult to buy gas for their cars. Unlike most, though, Butler has a net worth of $47.8 million, according to Forbes. And in 2021, he signed a three-year contract extension worth $146.4 million.

In later videos posted to his Instagram Story, it seems that Butler was in or near Los Angeles, where gas prices are notoriously high. And in the background of the video he posted from inside his Bugatti, the gas-station sign appears to be advertising gas for about $6 or $7 a gallon, far above the $3.83 national average quoted by AAA.

While that $145 gas bill may have been annoying, it probably won’t cause Butler to lose any sleep. The Bugatti Chiron, after all, starts at about $3 million.

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