Jimmy Butler is one of the most clutch players in the NBA today. When the chips are down and you need a shot to save the game, the series, or the season, you turn to Jimmy G Buckets. However, even the most clutch players in the league fall short, as the Miami Heat unfortunately learned.
The Heat were mounting a massive Game 7 comeback against the Celtics thanks to Jimmy Butler. After a bad Boston possession, Butler came down with the ball and started to bolt to their side of the court. And thenā¦ this happened. (via ClutchPoints)
Jimmy Butler ALMOST gave Miami the lead here š±pic.twitter.com/biMO0BTo36
ā ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) May 30, 2022
Butler made a rather bizarre move at the time, taking a fastbreak 3-pointer with more than 15 seconds left on the clock. What's crazy is that the Heat star clearly had a wide-open laneā¦ and yet, he came up just short on the attempt.
Many fans on NBA Twitter were taken aback by Butler's shot attempt. Here are a few reactions from Heat and non-Heat fans alike.
https://twitter.com/SupremeDreams_1/status/1531111338231185411
That's the worst three-point shot attempt in Miami Heat playoff history
ā Creativecook.eth (@creativecook305) May 30, 2022
Jimmy Butler with the heat check of his LIFE
ā NBA Quick Reportā¢š (@NBAquickreport) May 30, 2022
Of course, there were fans that roasted the Heat star alive for his decision-making.
"almost" is doing a lot of work here
ā lol'd to sleep (@_read_and_react) May 30, 2022
JIMMY FOE THREE pic.twitter.com/iBaEcyKtvU
ā Nav (@Navtreaks) May 30, 2022
https://twitter.com/Z6Pcvxkedd/status/1531111732969672704
There were also some Jimmy Butler defenders on Twitter (including NFL star CB Jalen Ramsey), saying that the Heat star earned the right to try that shot.
I like that shot from my best player on the team š¤·š¾āāļøā¦ itās okay. Jimmy LIKE THAT forreal! One of my favorite players
ā Jalen Ramsey (@jalenramsey) May 30, 2022
if ur the star player and having the game that he was having, you live with that shot
ā clips (@happyclipperfan) May 30, 2022
Yup, wide open, might not get a better look than that
ā Scottieās Burner (25-57) (@ScottieBurner) May 30, 2022
What's done is done. Jimmy Butler took a risk for the Miami Heat to end the game right then and there. Unfortunately for himā¦ Lady Luck wasn't on his side for this shot.
