Sep 14, 2015 · For years, Butler bounced around from one friend's home to another until his senior year, when the mother of one of his friends took him in and made him a part of her …

May 30, 2023 · In 2011, Butler achieved the seemingly impossible dream as a homeless teenager when he was selected 30th in the NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. "His story is one of the …

Oct 5, 2020 · Butler was kicked out of his mother's house at 13, growing up in Tomball, Texas, and couch-surfed before landing full-time at a friend's house. Butler did not receive any …

May 3, 2023 · He was homeless for much of his adolescence, bouncing around from one friend’s home to another, struggling to find a sense of belonging. But through hard work, …

Feb 12, 2015 · Jimmy Butler hates that story. Not just because it describes him as once homeless, a tag that he now says was blown "out of proportion, times one thousand. I was not …

Nov 7, 2014 · Jimmy was kicked to the curb from his Texas home at a very young age. What does a 13-year-old do with his life with no money, and nowhere to go? He did everything he could to …

Jun 1, 2023 · He clarified: "I was not living under a bridge. That's homeless. Or standing on the corner, asking for change. That's not what it was. I'm not going to say it was the easiest of …

Nov 3, 2021 · Butler has found a home with the Heat after playing for the Chicago Bulls, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Philadelphia 76ers. The four-time All-NBA swingman …

Sep 30, 2020 · Jimmy Butler’s life is like something straight out of a Hollywood film. Butler was faced with immense adversity from day one, with his dad abandoning him as an infant and his …

Jul 21, 2020 · Jimmy Butler began staying at the Leslie household more often and shortly thereafter, was taken in by the Leslie family permanently. Butler finally found a home and a …