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Floyd Mayweather has reportedly gifted $30,000 to a group of homeless men prior to being spotted courtside at a Clippers playoff game against the Dallas Mavericks in L.A. amid rumors that he's 'stuck in Dubai' due to a lack of paying back his debts.
The 47-year-old retired boxing champion was leaving the downtown L.A. Ritz-Carlton Hotel to head to Cypto.com Arena for game 5 on Wednesday when he bumped into several men on the street, according to TMZ Sports.
Apparently, that's when Mayweather began interacting with the guys as he wanted to help them out, so he took out his backpack and 'blessed each guy with 10 racks.'
'I don't want to show my face, but [Floyd] just gave us $30,000,' Reynolds - one of the homeless men - said after his share of the five-figure sum.
According to TMZ, the guys didn't want their snaps to go public, as they fear they'd become targets of local crime for carrying the cash.
'We do not want to get robbed. We will go find a motel,' one of the men said.
As of 2023, California is home to the largest homeless population in America with data from the U.S. government indicating there are over 180,000 people in the state who don't have a roof over their heads.
The USA, as a whole, has a population of roughly 650,000 homeless people.
Mayweather, who saw Luca Doncic drop a double-double (35 points and 10 assists) against the Clips in the Mavs' 123-93 blowout win to take Dallas up 3-2 in the series on Wed. night, has been rumored to
