During their time together playing for the Chicago Bulls, guard Dwyane Wade and Jimmy Butler worked together on the court but developed a deep bond off the court that presently remains unbreakable.

The former teammates were both leaders of the team and led the Bulls to the number eight seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Butler was recently traded after six seasons in Chicago to the Minnesota Timberwolves but spent some time in the offseason hanging with his buddy Wade.

He was found relaxing on vacation in Paris when the trade was first announced, and recently again at Wade's summer basketball camp. Wade made sure to give Bulter a hefty shout out on his Instagram page and made mention of the bond they created that will forever keep them connected no matter where they are.

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Mark your calendar because there is still a matter of when the time comes to battle it out on the court.  That's when the two will have to set their friendship aside to become competitors.

Wade has never shied away from an opponent and says he won't back down from Butler when they meet.

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