Home Basketball Months after many questioned Jimmy Butler’s paternity as Michael Jordan’s son, Dwyane Wade reveals a shared trait between the ex-Bulls players

Months after many questioned Jimmy Butler’s paternity as Michael Jordan’s son, Dwyane Wade reveals a shared trait between the ex-Bulls players

Basketball — 09/26/2023

In the playoffs, Jimmy Butler develops into a different player. The Miami Heat guard maintains his team’s viability by averaging in the low 20s during the regular season. Butler, though, shifts gears and becomes into an unstoppable beast once the NBA playoffs begin. The NBA Finals were unexpectedly reached in 2023 when Jimmy Butler guided the 8th-seeded Miami Heat to victory. Butler’s dominating performance in the opening round against Giannis Antetokounmpo and company led to the long-running rumor that he is the son of six-time champion Michael Jordan.

Jimmy Butler and Michael Jordan’s common trait

Dwyane Wade, a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, appeared as a guest on Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay podcast. The legendary Heat player noted Jimmy Butler’s one similarity to His Airness: “He is always looking for something to piss him off.” In order to dominate his opponents during the game, Michael Jordan was renowned for finding a reason to get irate with them. The documentary “The Last Dance” contains extensive documentation of his drive to vent anger at his rivals during his six NBA Championship runs.

Wade claims that Butler shares the same personality trait. Fans are aware that when Jimmy gets to the playoffs, he flips the switch and starts to get angry at his opponents. When Butler took control of Game 2 of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals after arguing verbally with Celtics forward Grant Williams, his characteristic was on full show. Fans even crowned Butler the son of Michael Jordan after witnessing his fierce competitiveness and outstanding postseason performance.

Fans love the Jimmy Butler-Michael Jordan rumor

The long-running legend that Michael Jordan is Jimmy Butler’s father is frequently revived by NBA fans. Around 2016, an unnamed source spread the allegation that MJ had an unborn son and that Jordan had bribed the mother to keep the knowledge secret. Additionally, it was claimed that after the legendary Bulls player stopped delivering money, MJ’s illegitimate child was expelled from his mother’s home. Because Jimmy Butler was also forcibly removed from his mother’s home when he was a little child, fans instantly theorized that Jimmy Butler was the subject.

However, the rumor was completely untrue. There was no correspondence between the timelines; it was merely an outlandish rumor that caught on like wildfire. Fans like reigniting the notion occasionally despite the fact that it is untrue due to Butler’s and Jordan’s games similarities. The NBA fans will be prepared to bring that up once more following Dwyane Wade’s comparison of the two players.