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Cavs' Andre Drummond tips Florida waitress $1,000
Drummond dished out a huge assist. David Richard-USA TODAY Sports

Cavs' Andre Drummond tips Florida waitress $1,000

By Zac Wassink  |  Last updated May 25, 2020 7:23 PM ET

As restaurants and service industry employees continue to face financial hardships due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, sports figures throughout the United States have done their parts to help.

New York Jets general manager Joe Douglas is leaving generous tips on food orders. Former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson routinely pays it forward.

Add Cleveland Cavaliers center Andre Drummond to the list of athletes completing acts of good during troubling times.

On Sunday evening, Kassandra Diaz, a server at Che Restaurant in Delray Beach, shared how Drummond left her a $1,000 tip on a $164.25 bill following his meal via an Instagram post: 

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Our waitress, @kaxandra.diaz experience yesterday, “Today, started off as slow day at work getting there for my double shift. The past week, overall, has been pretty slow of course due to COVID. Restaurants and staff have been struggling, as you can imagine. Little did I know that today I would get a tip no server would guess that they would ever receive when they open that check book. Unknowingly, I was seated and served a table with @andredrummondd I had no idea who he was, and hadn’t seen him here before but we @che.delray always welcome our new customers. When I was given the checkbook, I went to put in the tip & information to close the table and I couldn’t believe it. From a $160 check, the tip read $1,000. I was shaking and had tears of happiness after what he left me. I had no idea how to react, I didn’t want to draw attention but at the same time I couldn’t describe the the amount of appreciation I had/ have. It’s so amazing to see people displaying acts of kindness in these uncertain times. This is a story I will never forget, thank you again so much @andredrummondd “ * * * * * * * * * @che.delray wants to thank you for your kindness, it was our pleasure to have you here! We hope you enjoyed your time with us, we wish you the best!

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"When I was given the checkbook, I went to put in the tip & information to close the table and I couldn't believe it," the caption reads. 

She added: "I was shaking and had tears of happiness after what he left me."

Drummond responded to the IG post: "Thank you for being amazing! @che.delray thank you for the hospitality of my family and I."

ESPN explained that Palm Beach County restaurants are operating at 25-percent capacity to enforce social-distancing guidelines during the uncontrolled virus outbreak. 

Zac Wassink
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Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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