Jimmy Butler, now with the Golden State Warriors, carries dominoes as a significant reminder of his late father, who taught him valuable life and strategic skills through the game. Butler shared nostalgic memories of hustling opponents alongside his dad, emphasizing how these experiences honed his observational skills and ability to strategize. He values the lessons learned from his father about attention to detail and winning through practice and knowledge, paralleling these lessons with his approach to basketball.
AS JIMMY BUTLER boarded his first team flight with the Golden State Warriors the day before his Feb. 8 debut against the Chicago Bulls, he had something in his carry-on that he rarely travels without -- his dominoes.
It's funny because that's how me and my dad would hustle people,' Butler told ESPN. 'We would play against some grown folks and they'll bet five dollars. ... And my dad would be like, 'All right, I'll take my son.' And everybody would be like, 'Oh man, come on man! That's no challenge! We gonna beat up on y'all.' Sometimes we would lose, but majority of times we would win.
His mind was so good with numbers and dominoes,' Butler said. 'Like mine is now, which is definitely what I got from him.
If you'd been paying attention, this is what you should have done and then we can run the board and we can win.'
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