During his conference call with reporters on Tuesday, Miami Heat small forward Jimmy Butler spoke about what life in the Orlando bubble has been like so far.
Butler, who was homeless at one point after his mom kicked him out of the house as a youngster, said no player should be complaining about the Orlando bubble.
Jimmy Butler on life in the bubble: “This is easy. When you really look at what’s important: We do get to eat. We do have a roof over our heads. We do have clothes on our backs…for me and for my team? We’re cool with it all.” pic.twitter.com/AvPSTWiNqU
— Clay Ferraro (@ClayWPLG) July 14, 2020
Milwaukee Bucks superstar small forward Giannis Antetokounmpo had a similar statement on Monday. NBA players are getting paid millions of dollars to play a sport and stay at beautiful hotels at Disney World. Ideally, no player should be complaining about anything.
Jimmy Butler and the Heat have already clinched a spot in the 2020 playoffs. The team will use its eight seeding games to knock off the rust before the postseason begins.
In his first season with the Heat, Butler is averaging 20.2 points, 6.6 rebounds and 6.1 assists. The five-time All-Star, who is one of the best two-way players in the NBA, is also shooting 45.4 percent from the field, 24.8 percent from beyond the arc and 83.3 percent from the free-throw line.
Miami missed the playoffs last season, so Heat fans are looking forward to seeing their favorite basketball team back in the postseason. Once the playoffs start, Miami will ultimately go as far as Butler and fellow All-Star Bam Adebayo can lead the team.
As it stands, the Heat are in fourth place (41-24) in the Eastern Conference standings.
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