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Mike D. Sykes, II

Jimmy Butler playing Nickelback in the Heat locker room after a loss shouldn’t be so funny, but it is

Jimmy Butler sets the tone for the Miami Heat in so many different ways. Apparently, that includes the post-game playlist.

We know Butler is a huge country music fan, so immediately you get where he’s coming from. His taste is a bit eclectic, and that’s not a bad thing. So you already know the vibes when going into the Miami Heat locker room.

That’s why the lede from this latest profile on Butler is so perfect. Butler was apparently blasting Nickelback from the team locker room after a disappointing loss to the Orlando Magic, according to ESPN’s Nick Fridell.

The best part? Jimmy sang every word.

“The sounds of Nickelback coming from the portable speaker inside the Miami Heat locker room were unmistakable. As the rest of his teammates and Heat staffers quietly showered, got dressed and picked over a postgame pizza spread following a 126-114 overtime loss to the Orlando Magic on Saturday, Jimmy Butler decided it was the the right time to pump up the volume on his stereo and blast the familiar sounds of Chad Kroeger’s voice. 

And Butler, who had just poured in a game-high 38 points in 39 minutes sang every word to each song.”

The visual of this alone is absolutely hilarious. Jimmy Butler singing from the bottom of his heart after a disappointing loss while everyone else is trying to pack up is just so…Jimmy Butler.

What makes this even better, though, is this — Nickelback is so polarizing. You either love them or you hate them. And their music can get kind of sad.

So, honestly, I’m just imagining Jimmy Butler singing “How You Remind Me” from his soul while, like, Caleb Martin is trying to pack up and leave.

That’s just perfect. And, again, it’s so Jimmy Butler.

Apparently, though, whatever Butler did after the Magic loss has worked. The Heat have won two in a row since then.

Maybe keep the tunes going, Jimmy. Something is clicking.

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