Jimmy Butler channels Michael Jordan in return from Heat suspension: ‘I’m back’

Despite Jimmy Butler’s trade request, he’s back in Miami — for now.

The Heat forward was suspended for seven games due to conduct detrimental to the team and is now back in the starting lineup for Miami against the Nuggets in a 2023 NBA Finals rematch on Friday evening.

Bernie Lee, Butler’s agent, posted a press release on X akin to Michael Jordan’s famous “I’m back” statement, which ended his first NBA retirement in 1995.

https://twitter.com/BernieoLee/status/1880390949496553623

Leaning into the Jordan theme — or troll — Butler posted photos on his Instagram story wearing the Jordan No. 45 Bulls uniform.

Butler, who played with the Bulls from 2011-17, channeled the jersey Jordan wore upon his return to the NBA in 1995, which he wore before returning to the iconic 23.

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