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Because when Tim hears all that, he gets pissed.

He's scared that if he doesn't comply, Batista might rat him out to the NBA.

But that's just my guess.

So anyway, Tim hears this offer and he's like...

And thus, a new partnership begins.

Literally the next day, the Boston Celtics play the Philadelphia 76ers, and Tim is one of the referees.

So before the game, Tim sends Batista a message telling him to bet on the Celtics to win.

And Batista places a $500,000 bet on this game through various bookmakers.

And during the game, Tim, of course, works his shady magic.

He calls multiple fouls on the 76ers top scorer.

So that scorer gets benched.

And because of that, the Celtics eventually win the game.

And so Batista's like, sweet, it worked.

In fact, he's so happy about this that he not only sends Tim the agreed $2,000, but he even throws in an extra $3,000 on top of it as bonus.

And so this partnership continues for several months.

Tim will send his picks before the games and Batista will bet on the teams and they keep winning.

In fact, they win so much that Batista eventually starts his own bet brokerage operation like a hedge fund where he helps wealthy clients bet their money and this makes huge profits for them.

And so Batista's over here living the life.

Bro's over here going on expensive dinners.

He's out gambling at luxury casinos, all kinds of stuff.