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Vince Vaughn picked up Lightning coach Jon Cooper’s dinner check

By Mike Dyce

Feb 22, 2015; Daytona Beach, FL, USA; Movie actor Vince Vaughn prior to the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 22, 2015; Daytona Beach, FL, USA; Movie actor Vince Vaughn prior to the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports /
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Chicago Blackhawks fan Vince Vaughn picked up Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper’s tab.

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The Chicago Blackhawks and Tampa Bay Lightning are squaring off in the Stanley Cup Finals, with the last two games being played in the Windy City. Lightning coach Jon Cooper has been having a great week, at least off the ice.

While eating dinner at at Chicago Cut, Cooper spotted actor and Chicago native Vince Vaughn walking in, who is an old friend. Cooper wanted to by Vaughn’s party dinner, a pay it forward gesture after Charles Barkley bought him and his party of 20 dinner.

But Vaughn wasn’t having it, and bought Cooper’s dinner instead in the coolest of ways possible.

Here is how it went down according to Chicago Cut managing partner David Flom, via the Chicago Tribune:

"“Cooper called me over to his table and said ‘Hey, I want to pick up Vince Vaughn’s check,’” Flom said. “He was doing it to be kind because of the Barkley thing. I tell the server and then walk by Vince’s table. Sure enough, Vince looks at me and says ‘I know that guy just called you over to pick up my check. That’s not how we roll in Chicago.’ He goes ‘This is Chicago, my town. This is how we treat people. I got his check.’ How can you argue with Vince Vaughn? I said, ‘OK, no problem.’ I go walk away and he stands up and says ‘I got his check. This is Chicago.’“So we go over to Cooper and he goes ‘Oh, you’ve got to be kidding me. Twice with 20 people and I haven’t paid once.’”"

That’s right, Vaughn trumped Cooper with a little midwestern hospitality in the most GQ of moves ever.

H/T CSN Chicago

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