Jimmy Butler is a difference-maker‼️
▪️ Led the Bulls to their last playoff appearance (2017)
▪️ Helped the T-Wolves make their first playoff appearance since 2004
▪️ Brought the Sixers to Game 7 against Toronto
▪️ Has the Heat back in the Finals for the first time since 2014
As Victor Oladipo finished his postgame presser, Jimmy Butler said: "Tell them how I much I hate you."
Victor Oladipo then said: "Jimmy hates me, guys."
The two then hugged.
Damian Lillard's agent Aaron Goodwin on Heat's pursuit of trade: "They did everything they could to acquire Dame. It takes two to get a deal done. I appreciate all that Pat, Andy and Micky did to try and make this happen."
Jimmy Butler asked if his ankle is 100 percent: "Nobody cares. You don't, either. I'm still expected to do my job at a high level if I take the floor, which I will. We're going to be okay. We're going to get the job done, bum ankle or not."
Why did Jimmy Butler make the trip to Wisconsin to watch the Skyforce last night?
Butler: “Niko. Got to go see my boy. I’m a huge Niko fan. I think he’s going to help this organization well after I’m done here. That’s my dawg. I love him to death."
Erik Spoelstra on Heat culture: "We are who we are. Some years, we're a punch line. Some years, people say it's the wrong culture. But who cares? We're not making apologies for it. Our culture is probably UD screaming at everybody in one of the timeouts and us liking it."
