Jimmy Butler is one of the more interesting characters in the NBA these days and he is always marching to the beat of his own drum. That’s why it shouldn’t be surprising when he reveals that he is doing the exact opposite of most people. For instance, in a recent interview with the Miami Herald, Butler revealed that he hasn’t seen a single second of the Michael Jordan documentary, “The Last Dance.”

Instead, Butler has been training at ungodly hours of the morning, while also kicking the soccer ball around when he has some spare time. Needless to say, the Miami Heat star is looking for alternative ways to pass the time in quarantine.

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“I haven’t seen this MJ doc. I haven’t seen it,” Butler said. “And I’m just like you know what, everybody is watching it so I’m gonna go outside and work on my true calling and I just kick a soccer ball around. […] Another day in the life. So bored,” Butler said. “… It’s the same [thing] every day for me. We’re in California. We wake up early as hell. So like we normally train at 5:30 a.m. and then we have not [expletive] to do for the rest of the day, literally.”

Butler’s Heat were having a very nice season prior to the NBA shut down and we’re sure he is eager to get back out on the court.

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Jimmy Butler has played with quite a few coaches during his time in the NBA and last night, he was asked to rank some of them in a way that certainly made him a tiny bit uncomfortable. To add some context here, Butler was on Instagram live with Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe, who asked him to play a game of "fuck, marry, kill" where he had to choose between three coaches: Brett Brown, Tom Thibodeau, and Erik Spoelstra."

Butler decided to go with a safer for work approach as he classified kill as "ghost," fuck as "Netflix and Chill," and he kept marry the same. As you can see from the video below, he ultimately chose to ghost Brett Brown of the Sixers, chill with Tom Thibodeau - formerly of the Timberwolves - and marries Erik Spoelstra, who is his current coach in Miami.

Heat Guard Jimmy Butler is sending basketball hoops to his teammates during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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With reports that many players around the NBA have been unable to stay in basketball shape during quarantine, Butler is ensuring that isn’t the case for his teammates.

“Two days ago I received a big box, I opened it and it was a basketball hoop from Jimmy,” Goran Dragic said Sunday on Instagram Live. “My first hoop [that I have] is for kids. So basically, it was not a real hoop for me. Yesterday [Saturday] I was putting together all these pieces and finally I made it. I already shot some shots to take advantage of that. Jimmy, thank you brother. I appreciate it.”

The league has still not set a return date for the 2019-20 season. Reports have surfaced that trainers expect players will need at least 30 days of practice before the playoffs could begin.

Friday, Commissioner Adam Silver gave his latest update on the future of the season, saying he’s “not ready to set a date of how long we can wait before we can no longer continue the season. Everything is on the table, including potentially delaying the start of next season. We are not in position to make any decisions [about the status of this season] and it’s unclear when we will be. We still don’t have enough information to make a decision.”

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Jimmy Butler has consistently proven himself to be one of the hardest-working players in the NBA over the last couple of seasons although his reputation is that of a player that doesn’t get along with his teammates. His tenure in Miami has disproven this very notion although there are some NBA executives who are still wary of the star. 

Back in June of 2017, the Chicago Bulls decided to move on from Jimmy Butler and traded him to the Minnesota Timberwolves, where he lasted about a season. During an IG live session with Carmelo Anthony, Butler explained how he was with Melo and Dwyane Wade in Paris when he got the call that he was being dealt. As he explains, the whole situation hurt him dearly. 

“Ya’ll helped me through that though,” Butler said. “I remember sitting at the dinner and ya’ll was like, ‘Yo, you’re still a helluva player. You’re gonna go do what you were doing in Chicago in Minnesota. You’re gonna change the culture there…I was hurt.”

Things ended up working out for Butler as he is now thriving on a young Miami Heat squad that could play spoiler in the Eastern Conference if the playoffs end up going on as planned. At this point, we’re sure Bulls fans wish they still had Butler on the roster.

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This season has been monumental for Jimmy Butler as he is proving himself to be a superstar who can carry a team when the pieces are right. The Miami Heat were having an incredible season prior to the hiatus and if and when the league comes back, the team has the potential to go on a big run. 

Butler is consistently referred to as one of the hardest working and competitive players in the league. Sometimes, his competitive spirit rubs people the wrong way but for those who want to win, his attitude is a breath of fresh air. There are plenty of guys who have played with Butler who like him and two of those men are Duncan Robinson and JJ Redick.

During an episode of Redick's podcast, the NBA veteran noted that Butler takes issue with being guarded by white people and made sure to let Redick know. Butler even told Robinson that he has no chance of successfully guarding him, either.

Jimmy Butler’s first season with the Miami Heat has been going quite well and had it not been for the NBA shutdown, there was a real case to be made that the Heat could go deep in the playoffs. While there is still a chance this could happen, there is simply no telling how the rest of the season will play out. With this in mind, it shouldn’t be surprising that Butler would want to spend his time at home working out and trying to stay in shape for when the league eventually returns to action.

Butler has been known for his superior work ethic and now, he is sharing it with the world. Yes, that’s right, Butler is now using his YouTube channel as a means to share his workouts. In fact, Butler posted a workout over the weekend that will surely help get you through this quarantine.

Butler’s workout encompasses a wide range of exercises that target a multitude of body parts. If you’re looking to improve your game, these exercises could be of use to you. Even if you’re not a ballplayer, these are great exercises that can help you stay in shape while you’re stuck in your home with nowhere to go.

Hopefully, we can see Butler on the court in the near future as we try to combat this pandemic. 

Jimmy Butler is one of the most polarizing players in the entire NBA. He was a rising star on the Chicago Bulls before working his way off the team and joining the Minnesota Timberwolves. It was quite clear that Butler didn’t really get along with people on the team and eventually, he was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers where he enjoyed a decent amount of success. After playing less than one season with the squad, Butler decided to move on to the Miami Heat where he is now thriving.

Recently, Butler appeared on The JJ Redick Podcast where he spoke to his former teammate about his time in the city of Brother Love. Redick asked Butler why he left the city and the star had a pretty solid answer. While much of it had to do with the lack of leadership within the organization, Butler felt as if the team wanted to control him which was something he wasn’t interested in.

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“Somebody told me a main reason that I didn’t go back was because somebody asked: ‘Can you control him?’ Like: ‘Can you control Jimmy? If you can control Jimmy, we would think about having him back.’ I was like: ‘You don’t gotta worry about it. S–t, can’t nobody f–king control me.’ For one, I ain’t just out there doing no bulls–t, but the fact that you’re trying to control a grown man? Naw, I’m cool. Because I don’t do nothing that’s just drastically f–king stupidly crazy. I do not do that. So don’t sit here and come at me with the: ‘Oh, we gotta try to control him.’ Nah, you good. Don’t even worry about it. … You ain’t gotta worry about me coming. If that’s what y’all worried about, if that’s what y’all worried about, I think man, good luck to y’all.”

So there you have it. If you’ve been wondering why Butler got out of dodge, you now know why. Realistically, this is something that could have been predicted, especially with how the 76ers are playing this season. 

Jimmy Butler signed with the Miami Heat during the offseason and immediately after putting pen to paper, it was apparent that Miami was the right city for him. So far, the Heat have been one of the biggest surprises of the season and the city has completely embraced their new star. Butler's personality fits the Heat perfectly and his presence in the city has been fruitful, to say the least. Butler is picking up exactly where Dwyane Wade left off when he retired at the end of last season.

With this in mind, it shouldn't be surprising that Rick Ross, a legend in Miami, would embrace Butler, as well. Recently, Rick Ross invited the Heat on stage and even handed Butler the microphone. In the clip below, Butler tries to imitate Ross' signature grunt but it doesn't really work out. Ross even tried to give him some pointers but it just never materialized the way he wanted it to.

Jimmy Butler is known around the league as a bit of a wildcard but that hasn’t stopped him from playing his game and doing everything in his power to give his Miami Heat a win, night in and night out. Some felt like Butler didn’t have what it takes to be a leader but so far, he has proven everyone wrong. The Heat are currently fourth in the Eastern Conference and have the potential to make a splash with a deep run. It remains to be seen if the Heat can sustain this success but regardless, it’s clear the Butler experiment has worked so far in the 305. 

Recently, Butler was asked about some of the criticism he has faced this year and as you can imagine, he doesn’t really care for it. 

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“They can kiss my ass,” Butler said while speaking to Sports Illustrated. “You’re entitled to your opinion, but stay on the radio. You know, everybody’s big and bad on the internet. That’s O.K. The group of guys that we got, we’re gonna win. We’re gonna be fine. All I ask is that you keep that same energy when it’s like, ‘Ohhhh, [the Heat are] surprising all these people.’ Nope. I want you to still say that Jimmy made the wrong choice and their team is terrible.”

Butler has every right to feel this way especially with the way his team has been playing recently. If the Heat win a couple of rounds in the postseason, the pundits will certainly have a lot less to say moving forward.

Atlanta Hawks' All Star point guard Trae Young notched another milestone on Thursday night, as he dropped a career-high 50 points in a 129-124 victory over the Miami Heat. Young, who scored the final 10 points of the game, connected on 8 of 15 three-point attempts, 18 of 19 free throws, and 1 of 1 post-game trolls. Following the game, the second-year superstar called out fellow All Star Jimmy Butler, referencing an instagram post by Butler back in December.

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The Young-Butler back-and-forth started when Young proclaimed "It's over!" late in the fourth quarter of a December matchup between the two teams. As it turns out, the game was not over, as the Hawks blew a six-point lead in the final minute and ultimately lost in overtime. At the time, Butler trolled Young on IG by posting, "This man @traeyoung is a teller of the future. he was right. game WAS over!"

Months after that exchange, Young finally got redemption. He tweeted the following shortly after Atlanta's W on Thursday night: "...and FYI @JimmyButler was right, I can see the future... I saw tonight happening awhile ago."