Jimmy Butler arrived to meet the media Friday in New Orleans for NBA All-Star weekend wrapped in symbolism.
He was wearing a Stella McCartney shirt—you’d think, by the way, you’d at least get a Beatles record with it for what those things cost—of red and blue stripes with a swath of mustard. For the hot dog? Nah.
“No, still that kid from Tomball, Texas,” said Butler as he jumped the first required NBA hurdle toward Sunday’s All-Star game. “I’m probably a little bit better at basketball than I was then; probably a lot better, actually, try to.