Jimmy Butler is arguably one of the rare American athletes who is a tennis enthusiast. Butler has become more devoted to the game in recent years, becoming friends with some of the top athletes and supporting them. The Miami Heat star has shown his passion for tennis by backing his favorite players during the 2023 tennis season. Butler has developed a sports obsession, watching the French Open during his NBA Finals series and going to live Wimbledon and US Open matches. Recently, the humorous ‘Jimmy G Buckets’ claimed to be prepared to start a professional tennis career and demanded that the ATP Tour give him the World No. 1 rating.
One of Jimmy Butler’s favorite athletes is Carlos Alcaraz. The 6’7″ forward has admitted numerous times that he is in awe of the Spanish superstar. The 2023 NBA Finalist just traveled 4,426 miles to attend Alcaraz’s Wimbledon quarterfinal match. Butler was able to attend recent US Open matches for Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev, and Coco Gauff.
Jimmy Butler reveals his desire to be the World No.1 tennis player
Recently, Jimmy Butler uploaded several pictures to Instagram. The tennis match between the two-way star and Jermaine Thomas may be seen in the embed down below. The Marquette alum addressed the ATP Tour, which oversees men’s professional tennis, in the caption. Butler announced his readiness to begin his professional career in the sport and his desire to hold the No. 1 ranking in the entire world. Even so, many would agree that Novak Djokovic probably wouldn’t find it funny if the ATP gave in to Jimmy.
The six-time All-Star has made it known that he is somewhat of a tennis geek. But regrettably, he lacks the abilities needed to succeed as a pro. Nevertheless, gaining an advantage against Carlos Alcaraz is quite outstanding.
Butler and people like Carlos and Coco have grown very close. Jimmy enjoys going to the tennis phenoms’ matches despite being far older than them. Gauff even gave Butler credit for her victory at the 2023 US Open in this regard.
Butler is also a huge fan of soccer
Jimmy Butler is an avid soccer supporter as well. Butler has been keeping up with football-related events ever since his connection with Neymar Jr. grew. The 34-year-old celebrates the Brazilian superstar’s accomplishments on his Instagram Story in addition to viewing many games live.
Butler and the new Al-Hilal player have become extraordinarily close over the years. Even though their personalities couldn’t be more different, Jimmy spent a big portion of his summer in Brazil. He attended the gender reveal party for ‘Ney’s child, where he saw the child playing football, cards, and even bowling with other guests.