NBA players have started bringing their families inside the Orlando bubble after being quarantined over the past few months — but not Heat star Jimmy Butler.
The 30-year-old didn't invite his family, and he has shared his brutally honest reason why with TNT.
Jimmy Butler saying he wasn’t going to bring family to the bubble because he’s all business is pure uncut Jimmy Butler. I love it pic.twitter.com/XWuAtkVvNJ
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"This is a business trip for me. I'm not messing around," Butler said. "Everyone wants to have their family, without a doubt. But we've been doing this for this long, what's another couple of months? It is an individual decision and I respect that decision that my teammates make, but I'm here for business."
The all-business mentality seems to be working for Butler.
He had a huge performance in the Heat's Game 1 win over the Bucks on Monday night, scoring a playoff career-best 40 points.