Unlike some other Heat players, Jimmy Butler won’t have a social justice message on his jersey when the NBA resumes in late July.
And if he has his way, Butler won’t even have his last name on his jersey. Speaking to the media for the first time since the NBA suspended its season March 11, Butler explained his reasoning.
“But for me, I felt like with no message, with no name, it’s going back to like who I was. If I wasn’t who I was today, I’m no different than anybody else of color.