Jimmy Butler blatantly pretended to be hurt in order to sell a blatant foul

Jimmy Butler is one of the great competitors in the NBA. On Tuesday night, the New York Knicks saw firsthand just saw how far Butler will try to win.

Butler’s Miami Heat played a tough game against the Knicks that reached the final seconds. With the Heat one point behind, Butler was hit by the ball by Julius Randle from New York. Butler appeared to be seriously injured at first, while writhing in pain on the floor, but in reality he was just trying to sell a blatant fake call. Did not work. The referees made the correct mark and rated it as a common fault.

The best part of Butler’s actor job? The sly smile he showed to the camera when he should have been hurt.

The Heat would have a two-point advantage in the final possession when the Knicks took the ball. Butler defended New York playmaker RJ Barrett, who missed the potential draw basket.

Heat won the victory, which gave the team its first streak of three consecutive wins of the year.

After the game, Butler credited his longtime friendship with actor Mark Wahlberg as the inspiration for his performance trying to sell the blatant fault.

Butler is also a huge football fan, so I think he knows a thing or two about the flop.

The image of Butler taking a peek to see if the referees were going to give him the blatant foul he was looking for is so funny. You know that Butler’s former coach Tom Thibodeau, now in charge of the Knicks, had to appreciate the cunning.

This is not the look of a man in pain.

Butler ended the night with 26 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds. He got +25 in a game that Heat won by two points.

The Heat has struggled to start the season, as the team was limited by Covid-19 and the league’s health and safety protocol, but they will remain a factor in the East with Butler back on the team. This man will do whatever it takes to get even the slightest advantage.