First of all, shout out to Jimmy Butler. Nothing but love for Jimmy Butler. God bless him in his new journey. We love him in Miami."
“The beautiful thing about Miami Heat is we’re winners."
DJ Khaled discusses his faith in the team's ability to make it to the postseason 🙌 pic.twitter.com/xR9257JA0U
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) March 12, 2025
DJ Khaled is one of the biggest fans of the Miami Heat.
While the team has struggled since the Jimmy Butler trade to the Golden State Warriors, the rapper/entertainer still embraces Butler and the Heat.
"Nothing but love for Jimmy Butler, "DJ Khaled said during an appearance on ESPN's SportsCenter. "God bless in his new journey. We love him in Miami."
“The beautiful thing about Miami Heat is we’re winners."
DJ Khaled discusses his faith in the team's ability to make it to the postseason 🙌 pic.twitter.com/xR9257JA0U
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) March 12, 2025
Butler took the Heat to the NBA Finals twice during his tenure but things have slowed since his trade last month.
"The beautiful thing about the Miami Heat is we're winners," Khaled said. "We're just a winning team. The key word is team. Our team is always going to overcome any non-believers and always praise the believers and bring home `chips and rings and banners. That's what we do, it's Miami."
WADE COMMENTS ON LEBRON STATUE
LeBron James will have a statue outside some arena when he finally retires.
He has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers, winning titles for each franchise. When Wade was asked if James should have a statue outside the Kaseya Center in Miami, he gave perhaps a better answer.
"He deserves one right here in New York in front of the NBA offices," Wade said in a video posted on TMZ Sports. "He's one of the G.O.A.Ts."
No NBA player has ever had an impact on three different franchises like James. He won two championships in four straight Finals with the Heat from 2010-14. He then won a ring with the Cavaliers in 2016 before doing the same in Los Angeles in 2020.
WADE SIDES WITH LEBRON IN STEPHEN A BEEF
Wade is a father, so he knows how LeBron James felt when confronting ESPN's Stephen A. Smith last week during a game.
James was caught on video defending his son, Bronny, courtside to Smith for the Lakers versus New York Knicks game. James felt Smith was being too critical of Bronny.
Wade sided with James, who is a close friend and former teammate. Wade even said he had a conversation with Smith afterward.
He said he told Smith he would have reacted similarly.
"I told him if I was `Bron, I would have walked up on him the same way," Wade said in a video posted on TMZ Sports.
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