“Jimmy’s back!” That’s how the 33-year-old announced his return. NBA’s Jimmy Butler was amongst the star-studded audience that gathered to watch Daniil Medvedev and Carlos Alcaraz‘s match. While he is a mainstay at Coco Gauff‘s tennis matches, he made it to watch Medvedev defeat Alcarez to reach the US Open final.

However, that wasn’t the only match on his mind. Hours later, he dropped a heartwarming message for Neymar. Neymar surpassed a major milestone last night. The enigmatic forward scored a brace against Bolivia, surpassing a record held by fellow Brazilian icon Pele. The Miami Heat star posted a special tribute to the soccer veteran on social media, just hours after he was spotted at the US Open semifinal.

Jimmy Butler applauds Neymar for breaking a historical record

Brazil was outright rampant in their 5-1 win over Bolivia in the World Cup Qualifiers clash. Neymar scored a stunning brace, with Rodrygo and Raphinha helping the team take the lead early in the game. This was the Brazilian’s first outing on the pitch after joining Saudi’s Al-Hilal. Following Neymar’s stellar performance, Jimmy Butler took to his Instagram to laud the soccer star.

On an Instagram story, the Miami Heat star congratulated him for breaking a major record by the great Pele. He wrote, “All-time leader in goals for Brazil. Congrats, my brother @neymarjr“. With that stunning performance, Neymar dethroned Brazilian legend Pele to become the all-time top goalscorer for Brazil. Earlier, his tally tied with Pele’s record of 77 goals. But after netting twice in Brazil’s World Cup qualifying match against Bolivia, he pushed it to 79 goals.

“I am very happy, no words for this… I never thought I would reach this record,” said Neymar while talking to the media. It was a 52-year-old record. He was handed a plaque by the president of the Brazilian Football Confederation for his historic achievement.

Without a doubt, Butler enjoyed a stunning performance from Neymar. From the looks of it, he had been watching sports all day. Hours before the Brazil-Bolivia game, he was present at the Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev US Open Semifinal. And on social media, he went viral after holding up an interesting sign.

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He announced his ‘comeback’ to the tennis arena in style. A superfan he is, indeed!

Jimmy Butler witnesses Medvedev – Alcaraz thriller in style

Jimmy Butler was in attendance for a big game as Daniil Medvedev took on Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-finals of the US Open. He went viral after holding up a cardboard that had ‘Jimmy’s Back!’ written on it. What did that exactly mean? In the last few days, he had been attending Coco Gauff‘s US Open games. Hence, he seemingly attempted to announce his ‘comeback’ to the tournament.

For sure, the game that he chose to attend turned out to be a thriller. Daniil Medvedev produced a stunning performance as he defeated Alcaraz, 7-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, to book his berth in the finals. The Russian tennis star will now be up against the challenge of Novak Djokovic in the US Open Final. In 2o21, Medvedev stunned Djokovic in the US Open finals by defeating the superstar in three straight sets.

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