1.Jimmy Butler is an NBA star shooter. Early sharpshooting gave him the moniker "Jimmy Bucket". NBA fans know him for his clutch plays across teams.
2. Texas-born Jimmy was abandoned by his father as a baby. He left home at 13 because his mother declared, “I don’t like the look of you. Jimmy said, "You gotta go," in a 2011 interview. Despite his early struggles, Jimmy remains close to his parents.
3. Jimmy Butler made his NBA All-Star debut in 2015 and three more after that. After a poor 2019, he was chosen NBA All-Star in 2020.
4. Three NBA trades have occurred for Jimmy Butler. In 2017, Minnesota acquired Jimmy Butler, Justin Patton, Kris Dunn, Zach LaVine, and Lauri Markkanen for the first time. He was dealt to the Philadelphia 76ers for Jerryd Bayless, Dario Saric, Robert Covington, and a 2022 second-round selection a year later with Justin Patton. Another sign-and-trade with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2019 involved four teams.
5. He was on the 2016 Olympic gold-winning US basketball team in Rio de Janeiro. Playing all eight tournament games, he averaged 5.6 points.
6. Butler was great for Heats in NBA Playoffs last year. After falling behind 3-1, he played 47 of 48 minutes in the fifth game to force a sixth.
7. Jimmy Butler began watching football in 2016 after witnessing Neymar play for Brazil at the Olympics. Ever since, he's loved PSG and Neymar.
8. Jimmy Butler has been seeing 30-year-old Kaitlin for a time, but they've kept it discreet. The pair watched the Super Bowl live with relatives and friends.
9.Butler and girlfriend Kaitlin Nowak have a daughter named Rylee. Jimmy's daughter's birth forced him to miss the first three NBA games of 2019-20.
10. The Chicago Bulls' Jimmy received the Most Improved Player Award in 2015. He was the first franchise player to win the honour.