Jimmy Butler, a prominent player for the Miami Heat, joined a long list of players who, despite the 2023 NBA season having only begun, had already lost some time. When the Minnesota Timberwolves supporters pointed out his absence to him, he didn’t appear to mind.

The home crowd screamed “where is Jimmy” on Saturday night at Target Center as Butler, 34, threw kisses at them from the bench. The former player for the Timberwolves usually gets excited to go back to his old haunts.A lot of amusing moments have made “Jimmy Buckets” a fan favorite over the past several years. One such moment was when he wore piercings and straightened his hair for the now-iconic punk look during media day ahead of this season.

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After falling to the Timberwolves(1-0) 90-106, the Heat have a 1-1 record. Tyler Herro led the club in scoring with 22 points.

Heat’s Jimmy Butler Responds to Chants From T’Wolves Fans by Blowing Kisses to Crowd

Though Jimmy Butler is no longer with the Timberwolves, his legacy lives on. And the fans made sure their former star knew it during the Heat’s 106-90 victory over Minnesota on Saturday night, a game in which Butler missed due to rest in the second half of a back-to-back.

The crowd started yelling “Where is Jimmy” at Butler, who was sitting on the bench wearing street clothes, with about two minutes left in the game. Butler welcomed it with an instant smile and then got up to give the audience kisses, which made them decide to be polite and give him some affection.

Before being traded to the 76ers, Butler played in just 10 games in 2018–19 and 59 games in 2017–18 during his tenure with the Timberwolves. He reportedly led the third-stringers to a victory over the starters in practice, told the first unit about it, and then left practice right away. It was a turbulent end to his time in Minnesota.

Following his one and only season in Philadelphia, he signed a four-team sign-and-trade deal to join the Heat. With Miami, Butler is starting his fifth season. In the previous four years, he has guided the team to two NBA Finals and one Eastern Conference Final.