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“Badly Needed to Hear That,” Miami Fans Rejoice as Jimmy Butler Reminisces Dwayne Wade’s Greatness With Comforting Promise

Published 06/01/2023, 8:53 AM EDT

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For Miami, Dwyane Wade is a hero of a mythical stature. Now, it is time for Jimmy Butler to pursue similar glory as a Heat player. Hours from now, the Miami Heat will clash with the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Finals. Jimmy Butler has touched up on Dwyane Wade’s sublime legacy and how he started to value the Heat legend’s worth. Interestingly, Butler also gave Miami a comforting promise, shortly after his shocking past admission had hit the web.

During his days with the Chicago Bulls, Jimmy Butler was not a big fan of both the Heat and Dwyane Wade. Later in his life, both Miami and D Wade would render Butler with epiphanic moments. Miami fans are now rejoicing as Butler shed light on these moments with a promise.

Jimmy Butler recalls Dwyane Wade’s greatness

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Jimmy Butler gave an interview to the Chicago Splash in 2013 when was playing for Chicago. The 2013 interview is now doing rounds on the Internet. He was asked to fill in the blanks of, “The one thing I would never wear is…” “A Miami Heat jersey,” Butler answered. In his recent interview with the NBA Today host Malika Andrews, the Heat superstar weighed in on the shocking admission he made in 2013. As Butler puts it, his aversion towards Heat stemmed from the constant defeats the Bulls had at the hands of Dwyane Wade’s Miami Heat.

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“We can’t like the Miami Heat. You can’t like D Wade, even though you all went to the same school. Then you fast forward and I am playing with D Wade for the Bulls. I am like, this guy is not a bad guy,” Jimmy Butler told Malika Andrews, reminiscing Wade’s worth. Hoop Central has tweeted a snippet of Butler’s conversation with Andrews. They captioned the tweet with Butler’s words on D Wade.

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Apart from his admission about Dwyane Wade, Butler also made a not-so-subtle remark about his future plans in the NBA. The Miami star has undoubtedly brought a smile to fans’ faces with his remark.

Butler brings mirth to Miami Heat fans

Jimmy Butler once detested the prospect of playing for the Heat. Now he has not only changed his stance but also seems to have future plans in Miami. Shortly after speaking about his ex-teammate Wade, the ECF MVP said, “And full circle now, it will be the last jersey I will wear.” If the Heat superstars past revelation shocked Miami fans, this has given them solace. “I didn’t know I badly I needed to hear that,” said a fan.

Jimmy Butler’s promise has brought tears of happiness to Heat supporters.

Indeed something fans were longing to hear.

This fan can’t wait for Jimmy Butler’s coronation as a Heat legend.

A fan thinks Butler is keeping D Wade’s Heat legacy alive.

Butler’s admissions have undoubtedly become a superhit.

Jimmy Butler’s full-circle moments leave fans emotionally overwhelmed.

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Krishna Prasad M

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Krishna Prasad is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports. He holds professional qualifications in English and Journalism from reputed institutions. As a trained reporter, Krishna's intense passion for sports writing prompted him to become an NBA journalist.
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Jayant Chhabra