MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler had a new look for Media Day, and the NBA world promptly took see.
The Miami Heat forward arrived for the team’s to start with formal working day of get the job done this period with piercings — eye, lip and nose — alongside with a new hairstyle and his fingernails painted black.
It’s turn into a trend of sorts for Butler, who went as a result of the Media Working day gamut final calendar year with dreadlocks in a deviation from his normal appear.
“I’m pretty emotional ideal now. This is my emo point out and I like this. This is me,” Butler reported. “This is how I’m feeling as of late.”
Teammates, it appeared, had been caught a bit off guard. Heat center Bam Adebayo — who hadn’t witnessed his teammate in advance of meeting with reporters — considered another person experienced photoshopped a little something when a reporter confirmed him pictures of Butler’s seem for the working day.
“That is not serious. … That is (expletive) hilarious,” Adebayo explained.
Nevertheless unclear: If Butler will keep the search when Miami opens practice on Tuesday. The group will maintain camp at Florida Atlantic College in close by Boca Raton.
KOLOKO OUT
Christian Koloko won’t be using component in teaching camp with the Toronto Raptors. The staff declared Monday that he’s continue to dealing with “ongoing respiratory issues” and will not take part in the exercise routines that start out in Vancouver on Tuesday.
He averaged 3.1 details and 2.9 rebounds as a rookie previous year.
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