The Miami Heat are playing in the 2023 NBA Finals right now — one of the biggest series of their careers — but you’d never know it based on their demeanor. I’m not just talking about their composed on-court approach leading them to become the best No. 8 seed ever.
They clearly have a lot of fun off-court chemistry, as evidenced by a hilarious prank Jimmy Butler played on Heat center Bam Adebayo Tuesday.
As Adebayo spoke to the media during his Finals availability, Butler appeared off to the side behind some curtains. In an effort to get Adebayo’s attention (and, more importantly, distract him), Butler pretended to pull his pants down and called for his teammate’s name repeatedly.
Eventually, in an Instagram story featured on Butler’s profile, Adebayo would give into his teammate, break his speaking rhythm at the mic, and laugh about the Heat forward getting one over on him.
Jimmy trying to distract Bam 😂
(via @JimmyButler) pic.twitter.com/iT2Xtwu5H2
— Ball Don’t Lie (@Balldontlie) June 6, 2023
Hysterical. What else can you say?
These Finals are tied at 1-1 and seem destined to be a contentious back-and-forth battle that everyone will want to watch over the next approximately two weeks. You’d never know the Heat were stressed about that based on this Butler prank on Adebayo.
