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Heat's Jimmy Butler changes jersey before game for one with name

Miami Heat All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler had to change jerseys prior to the start of Saturday's seeding game against the Denver Nuggets because he originally came to the floor with a jersey that had no name on its back.

Officials blew a whistle and Butler walked back to the Heat bench so that he could switch into a jersey that had his last name on the back and the game could begin.

When Butler and the Heat initially traveled into the NBA's bubble in Orlando last month, he was asked what league-approved social justice message he would wear on the back of his jersey and explained that he would like to keep his nameplate empty.