BOSTON — Through the doors of the Miami Heat locker room after their stunning Eastern Conference finals upset of the Boston Celtics rang the Slim Thug lyrics, "Who the motherf***ing boss?" His teammates' answer, echoing into the hallways of TD Garden's underbelly: "Jimmy Butler is the motherf***ing boss."
Behind those same doors, a Heat staffer delivered Caleb Martin a Gatorade cup containing their shot of choice. They toasted each other, threw back their makeshift snifters, and Martin washed his down with a sip off a Pacifico, before bopping his head to the music blaring from Udonis Haslem's Bluetooth speaker.