He wasn’t the first person to call out J.P. Macura’s name. But Brent Montgomery got the guard’s attention with the $100 bill he was flaunting from the stands.
Eighteen minutes before Xavier’s 102-83 win over Texas Southern started, Macura was practicing threes right in front of Montgomery, a fan sitting in the first row. When he couldn’t get the senior to turn his way, Montgomery made J.P. a deal– make your next shot and take the money.
“I was making fun of him because I don’t like him,” Montgomery said after the fact. Once he raised his initial offer from an Andrew Jackson to a Ben Franklin, Macura stopped what he was doing to double-check the agreed-upon amount.