A few weeks ago, Shakira attended the NBA finals. The Waka–Waka singer and her family were there to support Miami Heat playing against Denver Nuggets. While Jimmy Butler’s team ended up losing the game, that’s when the ‘possible’ romance rumors between them began. The fans picked on their age difference, but a recent report claims that the singer doesn’t consider it to be a barrier.

The Miami Heat star has some solid ties to the soccer universe. The NBA veteran is a ‘close’ friend of PSG star Neymar Jr. He was present at the memorable gender reveal ceremony for Neymar Jr’s child.

Shakira ‘feels happy’ with Jimmy Butler

Shakira has attended quite a few NBA games, while and after dating Gerard Pique too. Her ex-boyfriend and kids are reportedly huge fans of Jimmy Butler. Milan and Sasha have met the NBA star in person. When they came to watch the NBA final against the Denver Nuggets, both of them had sported Butler merchandise. Since then, a lot of discussion has taken place amongst the fans.

At that time, reports suggested a possible romance between the two of them. Till today, neither of them has spoken about it yet. Everyone imagined that the 13-year age difference could be a major barrier between them. But that doesn’t seem to be the case. A recent report claims, “They’ve hung out a few times, but things are very new and it’s too early to tell if there’s long-term potential there”.

Their age gap reportedly ‘doesn’t’ bother the Colombian icon at all. “Jimmy makes Shakira smile and she feels happy spending time with him”, as compiled by UOL and translated by DeepL. The question now is whether Shakira is looking to get into a relationship after the long diss track controversy with her ex-boyfriend.

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Apart from Shakira, Jimmy Butler also has a really good bond with Neymar Jr. The Brazilian winger was also there to support the Heat star during the NBA final. After that, they were out there partying hard and enjoying the summer break before his baby’s gender reveal ceremony. Let’s dive deeper.

Jimmy Butler has spent quite some time with Neymar during the off-season

In June, the paparazzi spotted Butler alongside his close friend Neymar Jr. The Heat star was at the gambling table along with the Brazilian icon. They posted a picture with their other pals Pedro Velasco and Ernny too. Just days after that, Butler attended the gender reveal ceremony of Neymar Jr and Bruna Biancardi’s next kid. The NBA veteran posted a kind message for his long-time pal.

Along with a carousel of photos, he quoted, “Girl dads”. There was also a funny moment during the party when Bruna Biancardi tried to get taller than Butler who is 6ft and 7in. Other big names including Lionel Messi’s wife, Antonela Roccuzzo and many more also congratulated the celebrity couple on their special day.

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