NBA fans and pundits may have been surprised by the result of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. Jimmy Butler, on the other hand, was anything but.
The Heat superstar dropped 35 points as he led Miami to an upset win over the Celtics on Wednesday night. During his postgame interview, a reporter asked Butler if he had thought it would be possible for the team to make a deep playoff run after having to navigate through the play-in tournament. Butler didn’t hesitate one bit.
“Damn right, I did. Damn right we did. And the best part about it is we still don’t care what none of y’all think. Honestly speaking, we don’t care if you pick us to win. We never have we never will,” Butler said. “Our circle is small, but this circle got so much love for one another.”
