“Gambling Got to Him”: Jimmy Butler Suffers Fans’ Wrath After Embarrassing Show in Heat’s Season Opener Amid Trade Rumors

Tough night for Jimmy Butler! All eyes were on Kaseya Center as the Heat played their season opener against the Magic. Unfortunately, the home crowd did not leave the arena happy because their team got absolutely decimated by the visitors. And Miami’s best player, Jimmy Butler, was nowhere to be found. Yes, scoring just three points in the entire game, Jimmy Buckets did not live up to his nickname and as expected, had to face the fans’ wrath after the blowout loss.

In an abysmal shooting performance, Butler made just one of his eight field goal attempts. While he did dish out five assists, the team needed him to score more points and keep up with Orlando’s offense.

After the loss, netizens speculated several reasons behind Jimmy’s disappointing performance as one wrote, “All that gambling got to him.” Sure enough, the comment was referring to Butler making appearances in multiple celebrity poker tournaments over the summer. Meanwhile, one fan wrote “Pat Riley got to him.” Obviously, Butler has been in trade rumors throughout the off season as many believe that his relationship with Riley is not working out anymore and they could part ways soon.

(Developing Story)