Jimmy Butler Shouts Out Lionel Messi, More in Photo Announcing No. 10 Warriors Jersey
February 9, 2025
Golden State Warriors forward Jimmy Butler, who will be wearing No. 10 with his new team, shouted out some current and former soccer and basketball legends who have adorned the number on Saturday.
Athletes in the picture included some soccer stars like Lionel Messi, Neymar and Ronaldinho, as well as Warriors great Tim Hardaway Jr.
The image also includes Butler's first cousin, Marqueese Grayson, who played ball at Central Oklahoma. Butler shouted Grayson out (as well as his good friend, Neymar) when giving reasons why he chose No. 10.
Butler, who is playing in his 14th NBA season, suited up for the Miami Heat for five-plus seasons before they traded him to the Golden State Warriors following a difficult and drawn-out ending to his tenure.
Now Butler gets a fresh start on a team that sorely needs reinforcements. The 25-26 Warriors enter Saturday tied for 10th in the Western Conference, the last spot in the play-in tournament field. Butler could help rejuvenate the Warriors and provide much-needed help on both ends.
He'll immediately become the second option in Golden State. The six-time All-Star and five-time All-NBA player was having a relatively quiet year by his standards (17.0 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 4.8 APG), but a change of scenery could be the motivation needed to restore his vintage form.
At his best, Butler is a fantastic player and a pest on both ends, and he also has a way of turning it up in the playoffs. Golden State has to get there first, though, and Butler will hope to make a good debut on Saturday when the Warriors visit his first-ever NBA team, the Chicago Bulls.
