Despite being sidelined with an MCL sprain, Jimmy Butler is still making his presence felt in the playoffs. After the Miami Heat bounced back from a Game 1 loss to the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night, Butler took to Instagram to troll his opponents with a quote from Celtics guard Jaylen Brown. Under a photo of Brown’s quote, “Don’t let us get one,” Butler wrote, “Feeling cute, might delete later. Sikeeeee I ain’t deleting s—.” Brown’s quote came last year when Boston trailed Miami 0-3 in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Celtics rallied to win three straight games before Miami ultimately won Game 7 and advanced to the NBA Finals. Butler, who is expected to miss the rest of the first round, is still communicating with his teammates and providing encouragement. Kyle Lowery, who led the Heat with 24 points and 14 assists in Game 2, revealed that Butler texted him before the series to give him confidence and urge him to lead the team. “Just before the series, JB texted me to take the team and lead these guys,” Lowery said during his postgame interview. “Just make every right play. It’s not all about scoring, in the playoffs you gotta make the right play. Our guys showed up tonight — Gabe, Nikola, everybody. Jaime…. everybody came to play. We lost bad in Game 1 and everybody responded. That’s all you can ask for from a group of guys.” The Heat will host the next two games of the series in Miami, looking to extend their lead and take a commanding 3-1 advantage. Game 3 is set for Saturday at 6 p.m. ET.
Butler Trolls Celtics with Brown’s Quote After Heat’s Game 2 Victory
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