AS JIMMY BUTLER and Max Strus prepare for each Miami Heat game in the 2023 NBA Finals, they have a ritual. It's one that Butler has gone out of his way to cultivate with all his teammates. Sometimes, it's a handshake, sometimes it's a series of handshakes -- but in Strus' case, it's just one finger.
As Butler and Strus cross paths with one another on the floor, they fake like they're going to shake hands -- and then each raise their middle finger quickly, conveying, believe it or not, their mutual admiration.