Chase Budinger
Competing In Large Tourney
Cute Plans For Prize Dough
Revealed
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Chase Budinger is again dwelling in SoCal this week, competing in a prestigious volleyball match … and he tells TMZ Sports activities if he finally ends up profitable the entire shebang, he is already obtained some cute plans for the prize money.
The previous NBA star — who’s now a volleyball professional — is one in all a number of enormous names taking part within the Newport Seaside Volleyball Invitational … which kicked off in Orange County, Calif. on Tuesday.
The primary a part of the occasion is a 2-on-2 competitors, which is able to go till Saturday, after which on Sunday, there will likely be a 4-on-4 tourney.
Budinger tells us the sector contains legitimately the very best “on the earth” — and occasion organizers have already promised the winners will get a share of a $550,000 prize pool.

Budinger, a 37-year-old Encinitas native, stated if he is lucky sufficient to be topped champ — his aim is to take the dough and rent some assist for the brand new child he and his spouse are anticipating later this winter.
“For me, it is saving up cash perhaps for a nanny or an evening nurse,” he advised us with an enormous grin. “One thing like that to attempt to assist me sleep higher at evening when the brand new child comes.”

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Whereas the Newport Seaside sand expertise will likely be only a bit higher than what Chase noticed a couple of months in the past on the TMZ places of work … he is obtained pretty much as good a shot to win as anybody — as he advised us he and his companion, Miles Evans, are dialed in after all of the current occasions they have been part of.