Michelle continued supporting Jimmy when he went off to play college basketball at Marquette University in Wisconsin, the first time Jimmy Butler stayed outside of Texas.įighting homesickness, Butler considered leaving Marquette and moving back home to Texas, but his mom Michelle insisted that he should see the opportunity through. I couldn’t believe it.” -Jimmy Butler on Michelle Lambert and his new family “They accepted me into their family, and it wasn’t because of basketball… She was just very loving. There were already 7 children in the family, but Michelle was able to give Jimmy the home he deserved. Jordan’s mom, Michelle Lambert, accepted Jimmy with open arms. One night led to a couple, a couple nights to weeks, weeks to months, & the rest is history. It all started when Jordan told Jimmy he could spend the night over his house. The two hit it off and became friends, and soon after, family. A freshman, Jordan Leslie, now a Wide Receiver for the Denver Broncos changed his life. Jimmy continued bouncing from one house to another throughout high school until the summer before his senior year. Basketball was his next sport of choice, marking the birth of Jimmy Buckets.
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This was also the same time in his life when Jimmy Butler decided to quit football.Īccording to Jimmy, he hated practicing football in the hot summer weather, plus he was only about 5’3” when he was 13 years didn’t want to “get crushed” by the bigger guys on the field.
It was a life Jimmy got accustomed to and served him well for the time being.
During his late middle school and early high school years, he went couch hopping from one friend or teammates house to the next. However, he chose to never be a victim of his circumstances. You gotta go.” Imagine hearing your mom speak those words…įor Jimmy Butler, this was a harsh reality. At only 13 years old, she had these final words for her son: But, not by his birth parents.īutler never knew his father growing up, and his biological mother wasn’t the most nurturing either. Jimmy Butler, born in the outskirts of Houston, had the support of his loving family that lead him to become an NBA All-Star.
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