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Luka Doncic, Jimmy Butler Fired Up after Real Madrid Star Vinicius Jr Wreaks Havoc in Saudi Arabia vs Barcelona

Published 01/14/2024, 10:12 PM EST

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As Vinicius Jr. mauled Barcelona in Saudi Arabia, his friend Jimmy Butler could not stay behind to enjoy the fire. Jimmy Butler has been out of action for some time due to nagging toe issues. He missed 11 of the 12 last games for the Miami Heat. The star is going to be on the road with his team and is going to face the Brooklyn Nets on Monday. Fans expect him to return soon. But passion and football friends seem to have enamored him during the injury period. And so has the soccer mania seemingly taken over the Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic.

Butler recently shared a short clip of the Brazilian football star Vinicius Junior. Butler is an admirer of soccer and has a friendship with Vinicius. After Vinicius stunned FC Barcelona with a first-half hat trick to clinch the Spanish Cup final 4-1, Jimmy Butler couldn’t stay silent. He shared the clips of Vinicus scoring in his Instagram story, tagging his friend with fitting emojis.

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And how could Doncic stay behind who has taken his wings in the Real Madrid academy? Doncic took to X tagging Vinicius Jr and captioned the post with fire emojis. Doncic wrote, “Hat trick in 40 min.”

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