Inside Jimmy Butler’s Psyche

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🗓️ 22 September 2020

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

The Miami Heat lead the Boston Celtics 2-1 in the NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals, thanks largely to a dominant postseason performance from Jimmy Butler. Through his ten seasons in the league, Butler’s ferocious competitiveness and polarizing personality have contributed to departures from his previous three teams. But now, in the Miami Heat, Butler seems to have found a home and team that is as passionate about the game as he is. With the Heat two wins away from a trip to the finals, and Butler as their unquestioned leader on the court, the 31-year old may finally rise to the next level of NBA stardom. Nick Friedell has covered Butler since he first came into the league, and takes us inside Butler’s psyche. Then, an ode to golfer Danny Lee’s 6-putt Saturday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	So how far can the Miami Heat go down here?
0:02.8	We can win this.
0:03.8	You think you can win the whole thing?
0:04.8	Yes. Yes.
0:06.4	You know you're not favored to.
0:07.5	I don't give it, I don't care.
0:09.5	I don't care.
0:10.5	I don't care.
0:11.5	Speaking for myself, I don't give it damn when anybody says.
0:13.5	And I think I can speak for my teammates when I say they don't give it down either. That was the Miami Heat's Jimmy Butler from an interview last month with our Rachel Nichols,
0:25.5	showing off what is essentially his superpower, a total confidence and competitiveness that borders
0:32.2	on obsession.
0:34.0	It's a trait that's made Butler arguably the MVP of the NBA postseason thus far, but
0:39.6	it's also the reason why the 31-year-old is on his fourth NBA team, and why some think
0:45.9	it's only a matter of time before he wears out his welcome in Miami as well.
0:51.1	Today, we dive deep into this psyche with ESPN's Nick Friedel, and we find out where
0:58.1	Jimmy Butler's insatiable drive comes from.
1:02.9	I'm Pablo Torre.
1:04.5	It's Tuesday, September 22nd.
1:07.2	This is ESPN Daily.
1:16.7	Nick Friedel, I want to start in a very important place here.
1:22.6	The question that everyone I think is obsessing about at this point in the NBA playoffs,
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