Jimmy Butler remembered the conversations and championship aspirations he shared with his friend and former Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas.
The Miami Heat guard remembered watching Thomas help Denver stand on top of the world when it won Super Bowl 50 and wondering if he could do the same in the NBA.
“We talked about this all the time,” Butler said during Finals media day on Wednesday. “Maybe not Denver versus my team, but just being able to watch me win a championship like he did.”
With the Heat set to face the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday, it’s hard for Butler not to think about Thomas, who died at 33 years old in 2021, and how he wished the four-time Pro Bowler could be sitting courtside to watch him potentially make history.