?I Was Like, Dayum?: Jimmy Butler?s Ultimate Disrespect Towards “Old Heads Honor” Gets Discarded by NBA Veteran

Jimmy Butler is a rather interesting individual. He has successfully led his teams to two consecutive NBA finals. Butler is known for his will to never give up and leading his team to success against all odds. Jimmy Butler’s odd opinion on the Hall of Fame honor has taken a certain Celtics legends duo by surprise.

Even the Miami Heat’s playoffs berth was uncertain, but the team led by Jimmy Butler surprised everyone when they made it to the NBA Finals. This is the second time in the past five years that Butler is leading the team to the NBA Finals.

Celtics legends express shock over Jimmy Butler’s comments

Jimmy Butler is one of the fan favorites in the league. He’s admired for his no-bulls*** attitude. It’s the career objective of every NBA athlete to have their names etched in the NBA Hall of Fame, but not for Butler. He surprised many when he gave his take on the ‘prestigious’ Hall of Fame honor.

Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce are both Hall of Famers and led the Boston Celtics to their championship win in 2008 against the Los Angeles Lakers.

While discussing Butler’s comments about the Hall of Fame honor, Kevin Garnett said, “I was like, dayum, bro, he shot that right there.” Butler termed the Hall of Fame as “Old heads honor”. Butler made it clear he doesn’t lose sleep on whether he’ll be given the honor or not. \

Garnett and Pierce were both taken aback by the Heat star. Pierce admitted that he would definitely like to see Jimmy have his name etched in the Hall of Fame just because of his superior playoff performances.

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Jimmy Butler’s inspiring life story

Jimmy Butler didn’t have an easy road to the NBA. He was disowned by his biological mother early on when he was a kid. After that he’d been couch-surfing from one place to another. On getting asked as to which final series had had a massive impact on him, Butler replied, “We didn?t have cable.”?

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It’s definitely inspiring to see Butler overcoming all obstacles and making it big in the NBA. He’s currently the highest paid player on the Miami Heat’s roster.