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Jimmy Butler Says Heat Offered Him No. 23 Despite Being Retired for Michael Jordan

If he had accepted a simple offer, Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler may have been sporting the No. 23 with the franchise.

Butler has donned the number made famous by Michael Jordan twice in his NBA career, but he currently sports the No. 22 with the Miami Heat. This is because the franchise retired the number in honor of Jordan in 2003. However, Butler said that Heat president Pat Riley did give him the option.

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