Jimmy Butler has made quite a name for himself in the NBA world for his shenanigans in the last few years. One of his former teammates has recently called him out for that with a 4-word response. Interestingly, the mockery of his viral glow-up happened only 18 months after a violent warning from the same individual.

His latest reply to Butler caught the attention of everyone right before the start of the upcoming season. It displayed the closeness among the Miami Heat players as they chose to focus on the good parts.

What did the ex-teammate of Jimmy Butler say?

After retiring as a player, Udonis Haslem has decided to stay associated with the game of basketball as an analyst. To prepare for his new role behind the desk, the 43-year-old had to wear touch-up makeup. His colleague noticed it as he joked about informing Jimmy about this unseen side of the Heat legend.

Haslem seemed unamused as he defended his actions, saying, “I plan on being here a lot more”. “It doesn’t matter what Jimmy Butler says,” he added to play down any potential remarks from the 34-year-old. Udonis then fired back with the 4-word statement, “He had a perm,” to mock the 6-time All-Star for his past pre-season look.

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Their close bond was fully on display during this brief interaction, highlighting their understanding. From the exchange, it became hard to even identify that these two were caught up in an altercation two seasons back. During the 2021/22 season, they were involved in a brawl in a loss to the Golden State Warriors.

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Months after that, the incident seemed to have no drastic effect on their relationship. This put forward the human side of the competitive sport as it made us reminisce about one thing.

The mutual respect between the NBA icons

The duo has shared off-court banter many times in the past too. Even during Udonis’ high school jersey retirement ceremony, Butler trolled him. Despite that, their bond has never weakened.

Haslem respected his teammate, as he once said, “Me and Jimmy are just alike”. The power forward saw a bit of himself in the small forward as they both played “the game with a controlled rage”. So, the understanding between them was like no other.

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Jimmy is yet to respond to the recent comments from his ex-teammate. Keeping their relationship dynamic in mind, it would be interesting to see how he would react.