AUG 18, 2015 at 2:19p ET
AUG 18, 2015 at 2:19p ET
Professional athletes look to others to provide inspiration just like the rest of us, and Jimmy Butler is no different.
In a recent interview with reporters at USA Basketball's minicamp in Las Vegas, Butler described how he befriended Mark Wahlberg, and how the successful Hollywood mogul's hard-working ways inspired Butler to ramp up the intensity of his workout schedule.
“More than anything he doesn’t care I am an NBA player,” said Butler, via Sam Smith of Bulls.com. “He just wants me moving in the right direction.