NBA News Roundup: Magic Johnson congratulates Steph Curry for winning WCF MVP, Dwyane Wade inspired Jimmy Butler's Game 6 heroics and more | May 28th, 2022
"The Heat kicked their a** tonight and straight punked them!" - Former NBA champion refuses to blame referees for Celtics' dismal performance in Game 6 against Miami Heat
"Matching his intensity from the start wasn't there ... Way too many easy baskets" - Ime Udoka believes Boston Celtics were no match for Miami Heat's 4x All-NBA selection in Game 6
“Jimmy Butler with 47/9/8 just had King James Game 6” - Shannon Sharpe compares Miami Heat talisman’s heroics to LeBron James’ in Game 6 win vs. Celtics
"Knee is banged up, nobody cares; Go out there and continue to build your legacy" - Jimmy Butler reveals Miami Heat legend and 3x champion's inspiring message to him before Heat vs Celtics Game 6
"We knew we were going to win this one, and we're going to win the next one too" - Miami Heat's 6x All-Star cuts an extremely confident figure as they tie ECF series
“He’s not your go-to guy if you wanna win a championship" - NBA analyst on Jimmy Butler's recent struggles vs Boston Celtics, says he's "not a superstar"
"Be so strong on the inside that nothing on the outside can affect you without your permission" - Bryce Harper supports Jimmy Butler on Instagram ahead of Miami Heat vs Boston Celtics ECF Game 5
“Baloney they need another star… They have the freakin’ sixth man of the year” - Skip Bayless reacts to Joel Embiid’s tweet on the Miami Heat, says 6-time All-Star has quit on them
“You talk about a guy that fits in with the Heat culture?… That’s the kind of player they need to find” - Alan Hahn believes the Miami Heat should pair Jimmy Butler with 3-time All-Star
"I can't offer you an olive branch; The greatest among us are wrong on occasion" - Chris Broussard hilariously trolls fellow NBA analyst after being on the verge of getting his Miami-Boston prediction right
"Compared to Games 1 & 2, Jimmy Butler looks more like Alfred the Butler" - Skip Bayless shows Miami Heat's talisman no mercy after his dismal 13 point performance in Game 5
“We’re not gonna make any kind of deflection or any kind of excuse; Boston beat us tonight" - Erik Spoelstra refuses to put Miami Heat's back-breaking Game 5 loss on injuries
"Soon heat fan is go early home; sit on beech cry in ocean", "Heat Culture is fu**ing Ponzi scheme" - Fans rip Miami Heat apart on the Internet as they concede home court to Boston Celtics in Game 5
“I’m not gonna crucify the Miami Heat, collectively, cause’ we all know they’re decimated by injuries” - Stephen A Smith believes Erik Spoelstra’s best offensive players not being healthy has cost Miami their series against Boston Celtics
“I don’t know what’s wrong with him.… I’m demoralized watching him not play” - Skip Bayless says 6-time All-Star has been unrecognizable, questions if it’s an internal issue
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