The viral moment went down at a Milwaukee Bucks game on Wednesday Watch your back, Aaron Rodgers! A fan sitting in the row behind Rodgers and his girlfriend Danica Patrick at a Milwaukee Bucks game on Wednesday appeared to buy Patrick a drink, causing a hilarious viral moment. Get push notifications with news, features and more. In the clip, the man taps Patrick, 37, on the shoulder before reaching over to give her a cup of what appeared to be white wine. Patrick then turns around, offering the man cash for the drink but he refuses, handing a drink to the retired race car driver and her friend, who was sitting next to her. After she has the drink in hand, Patrick can be seen laughing and shaking her head, while Rodgers, 35, appears unbothered. Rodgers is a minority owner of the Bucks, who beat the Boston Celtics 116-91 during Wednesday’s game. After the moment went viral, social media users chimed in with their own hilarious reactions. “My man shooting his shot with Danica with Aaron literally sitting right there you gotta respect it,” one user wrote. Another added, “Shooting his shot with Rodgers right there. That’s a boss move. No doubt about it. Even got her friend a drink. Real recognize real!” However, it doesn’t look like the couple’s relationship will be in trouble anytime soon. The pair have not been shy about professing their feelings on social media since making their red carpet debut as a couple in July at the 2018 ESPY Awards, where Patrick made history by becoming the first woman to ever host the event. In March of this year, Rodgers wrote Patrick a sweet message on Instagram in celebration of her 37th birthday. “Happy Birthday to this Beautiful, intelligent, strong, driven, bad ass woman that I get to stand beside in this life @danicapatrick,” Rodgers captioned the post, which included an adorable photo of the couple smiling at each other on the ESPYs red carpet. He also included hashtags for the phrases, “lover,” “friend,” “travel partner,” “smokin hot” and “fine wine.” ESPY Awards, Arrivals, Los Angeles, USA - 18 Jul 2018 Aaron Rodgers and Danica Patrick | Credit: Michael Buckner/Variety/REX/Shutterstock Earlier this year, Patrick gushed over Rodgers on Valentine’s Day, sharing a photo featuring the couple standing outside together. “I love doing life with you!” she wrote. Patrick was previously married to Paul Hospenthal from 2005 to 2012. She later dated fellow racer Ricky Stenhouse Jr. for five years before splitting in 2017. Rodgers, who helped to lead the Packers to victory in the 2010 Super Bowl, dated Olivia Munn until 2017 when they split after three years together. In October 2018, Rodgers credited Patrick with helping him learn how to let loose and not stay so focused on keeping his private life so under wraps. “I don’t feel like I have to be reserved all the time. We’re just two people who enjoy being around each other and love each other. We’re really into each other. So there are going to be posts with each other because we enjoy each other’s company a lot. We’re really attracted to each other,” he told Artful Living, adding that the couple likes traveling together. “She’s a good travel partner because she’s so laid-back and low-maintenance. And she’s a hell of a cook, so we just love staying in, too. She eats really healthy. She’s inspired me in that way.” Patrick, meanwhile, praised Rodgers’ generous side, saying in November 2018 that he is the only partner she’s ever had who pays for things. “It was super uncomfortable in the beginning with Aaron to have him paying for things, because it was so out of the norm for me,” she said on an episode of In Depth with Graham Bensinger.<doc-sep>Sports fans across the nation have been intrigued by one Bucks fan’s apparent attempt to buy Danica Patrick a drink at Game 5 between Milwaukee and the Boston Celtics on Wednesday — all while she was seated next to her boyfriend, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Apparently, there’s a bit more to this story. Cameras at Wednesday’s game captured a man in a green sweatshirt seated in the row behind Patrick and Rodgers tap the former racecar driver on the shoulder and pass her a drink. Patrick attempted to hand him a $20 bill, but he refused. Here’s a quick look at how the interaction went down on live television: Danica Patrick tried to pay for a drink court side but the fan just gave it away for free ? pic.twitter.com/jwuXEI0MCm — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 9, 2019 As it turns out, Patrick and Rodgers actually know the guy. His name is Rick Barrett, and he’s been sitting courtside at Fiserv Forum for a while, and has grown friendly with the couple. Barrett broke down exactly what happened to WTMJ-TV host Steve Scaffidi. “Well, (drinks in) courtside seats are free,” he said. “But at that point, I created a tip that Danica had been giving for one drink that she had ordered before. And she just gave a tip in the previous time, so I thought I would do the same on her behalf.” Barrett called it “Milwaukee hospitality at its finest.” “Danica?s from Wisconsin, she?s one of us,” he said. “I knew she’d be OK now that she’s a retired racecar driver. I think she can maybe have one (drink).” One funny thing about this story is that Barrett had no idea he was trending on social media for his gesture. “I don’t really know what that is,” he said. So much for some crazy, dramatic tale. Thumbnail photo via Jeff Hanisch/USA TODAY Sports Images<doc-sep>When cameras from the Milwaukee Bucks-Boston Celtics game Wednesday cut to Aaron Rodgers and Danica Patrick, NBA fans had so many questions about what they saw. On the surface, it looked like a fan near the sports power couple bought Patrick a drink literally behind Rodgers’ back. And people loved what appeared to be this guy shooting his shot with the retired NASCAR driver. But, of course, like we said when we first wrote about this, there was absolutely more to this story than what was captured in a few seconds by cameras. And now we have just about all the answers about what exactly happened here. Danica Patrick tried to pay for a drink court side but the fan just gave it away for free 😂 pic.twitter.com/jwuXEI0MCm — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 9, 2019 WTMJ, a radio station in Wisconsin, identified the Bucks fan who appeared to buy Danica a drink and had him on The Steve Scaffidi Show. According to the station, his name is Rick Barrett, and he’s a real estate executive in the area. And he explained exactly what happened during that brief exchange, confirming he was not, in fact, hitting on Danica. Barrett explained: “Well, (drinks in) courtside seats are free. But at that point, I created a tip that Danica had been giving for drinks that she had ordered before – one before that. And she just gave a tip in the previous time, so I thought I would do the same on her behalf.” He added that because they’ve all sat in those seats before — Rodgers is part of the Bucks ownership group — he’s gotten to know Rodgers and Patrick a little bit. He even told WTMJ that he even joked with Rodgers and asked who was behind the wheel when they drove from Green Bay to Milwaukee. But he said that they’re “always making jokes” with them. Barrett also said his son first told him that the moment was going viral, and he admitted he didn’t really know what that meant: “My from the University of Iowa is studying for his exams — it’s exam week down there — and he texts me. He says, ‘Dad, you’re trending on Twitter.’ I said, ‘I don’t really know what that is. '” So there you have it. Unsurprisingly, the truth behind the viral video is more about being polite than juicy gossip.<doc-sep>Aaron Rodgers and Danica Patrick attended Game Five of the Eastern Conference Semifinals between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Boston Celtics earlier this week and as they were watching the NBA playoff game, it appeared a fan sitting behind the couple bought Patrick a drink in front of Rodgers. However, there's more to the story than what was shown on screen. Milwaukee radio host Steve Scaffidi of WTMJ recognized the guy who got the drink for Patrick and he had him on his show. It turns out the fan is Milwaukee real estate agent Rick Barrett and he has been sitting courtside at Bucks games for a while. So he knows Rodgers and Patrick from previous games they attended. “Well, (drinks in) courtside seats are free,” Barrett explained via Dan Gartland of Sports Illustrated. “But at that point, I created a tip that Danica had been giving for one drink that she had ordered before. And she just gave a tip in the previous time, so I thought I would do the same on her behalf.” So Barrett did not "buy" the drinks for Patrick, but he said he did "order" a glass of wine for the former NASCAR Driver and the woman sitting next to Patrick who is the wife of Barrett's business partner. “You know how this is,” Barrett told Scaffidi. “This is Milwaukee hospitality at its finest. Danica’s from Wisconsin, she’s one of us. I knew she’d be OK now that she’s a retired racecar driver. I think she can maybe have one (drink).” Danica Patrick tried to pay for a drink court side but the fan just gave it away for free ?? pic.twitter.com/jwuXEI0MCm — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 9, 2019 At the time, Barrett didn't think it was a big deal. However, when his son called to tell him he was trending on Twitter, Barrett couldn't believe it. “I don’t really know what that is,” Barrett said. The Green Bay Packers will begin OTAs later this month. Make sure you’re in the loop – take five seconds to Sign up for our FREE Green Bay Packers newsletter now! Barrett did not mention getting a drink for Rodgers, but odds are Rodgers wouldn't have accepted a drink if he was offered one. Rodgers was recently at a charity event in Green Bay and he talked about his teammate, offensive lineman David Bakhtiari, made him look bad for chugging two beers at the game. “My left tackle keeps lying to me,” Rodgers said at the gala. “So, of course, he slams two beers and gets the crowd going and then points over at me like, ‘Your turn,' I’m like, ‘I don’t have any beers. You said we weren’t doing it. What are you doing? Come on. Trying to make me look bad.’” So when it comes down to it, it was not a big deal as Barrett knew Patrick and Rodgers beforehand. And the good news for the couple is the Bucks won the game and they advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. Rodgers is a minority owner of the Bucks and he would love to have an NBA Championship ring to go with his Super Bowl ring.<doc-sep>
You can never believe everything you see on the internet. One of the more compelling parts of the Bucks’ blowout win over the Celtics in Milwaukee on Wednesday was a short clip of a man sitting behind Packers star Aaron Rodgers and his former racecar driver girlfriend Danica Patrick. The video shows the man passing Patrick and another woman glasses of what appears to be white wine. Patrick takes a $20 bill out of her wallet and attempts to hand it to the man in the second row. He refuses to take her money. Taken entirely out of context, it looks like the dude is making a move on Patrick right under Rodgers’s nose, which would be so hilariously bold. The real story isn’t nearly as entertaining. It turns out the guy is a Milwaukee real estate developer named Rick Barrett. He’s been sitting in the courtside seats for a little while and is reasonably friendly with Rodgers and Patrick. WTMJ host Steve Scaffidi recognized Barrett and had him call in to his show to give his side of the story. “Well, (drinks in) courtside seats are free,” Barrett explained. “But at that point, I created a tip that Danica had been giving for one drink that she had ordered before. And she just gave a tip in the previous time, so I thought I would do the same on her behalf.” While Barrett wasn’t exactly paying for the drinks, he did reveal that he ordered the two glasses of wine for Patrick and the woman next to her (the wife of Barrett’s business partner). “You know how this is,” Barrett told Scaffidi. “This is Milwaukee hospitality at its finest. Danica’s from Wisconsin, she’s one of us. I knew she’d be OK now that she’s a retired racecar driver. I think she can maybe have one (drink).” See? Pretty boring. You can never believe everything you see on the internet. Barrett also said his son texted him to say he was trending on Twitter. “I don’t really know what that is,” Barrett replied.