Jimmy Butler’s unyielding hunger for an NBA title was on full display as he defied all odds. Despite a challenging regular season for the Miami Heat, finishing within the play-in berths, Butler’s determination propelled them forward. Overcoming a tough start with a loss to the Atlanta Hawks, the Heat fought their way past the Chicago Bulls in the play-ins. Securing the final spot in the playoffs, they were set to face the formidable Milwaukee Bucks
In Game 1 of the series, they lost Tyler Herro to a broken right hand. Herro’s projected return date will be during the NBA Finals. Milwaukee was hopeful of taking over the series. The Bucks won Game 2 even though Giannis Antetokounmpo was not available. Miami soon capitalized on his absence in Game 3 and took the lead. Milwaukee still failed to deliver on Giannis’ arrival giving up Games 4 and 5.
Jimmy Butler had two of his best scoring nights in Games 4 and 5. He had 56 points with 9 rebounds and 2 assists during Game 4, shocking the entire world as the Bucks took a fall. In Game 5, Butler scored 42 points to lead the Heat into the next round. The Bucks simply failed to block the punches Miami answered with. Miami will face the New York Knicks in round two.
Jimmy Butler became the first-ever player to record back-to-back 40-point games for the Heat in the playoffs. Fans were incredibly surprised with how well the Heat performed without Tyler Herro, their star point guard. One fan also said, “He might be Michael Jordan’s illegitimate son after all.” Here are a couple more reactions.
But in reality, there has been a conspiracy theory that Butler is truly the long-lost son of Michael Jordan. Jimmy’s father abandoned him when he was an infant. When he became a teenager, the baller was abandoned by his mother as well, leaving him all by himself. This ties itself to a story about Mike paying one of his ex-lovers to keep their unplanned child a secret.
Fans found facial similarities between Butler’s and Jordan’s faces. Both individuals are also about the same height as well. But unfortunately, the theory was proven wrong by Butler himself. He claimed that his father was a man named Jimmy Butler II and his mother was Londa Butler. Even though he was abandoned by them, Jimmy still has them in his life.
