Then, the Heat spoiled Butler’s return with a 112-86 rout over the Stephen Curry-less Warriors before a sellout crowd of 19,897. “I got a lot of love in the city for the fan base here,” Butler said. “Video was nice. I won’t say that there was a lot of emotions, though. I think I went into this thing level-headed. We wanted to win a game. It didn’t go the way that we planned. We’ll be all right. “… I mean [the video] took me back to some good times when I was wearing a Miami Heat jersey. Very appreciative of those times, to help me become the player that I am, the individual that I am in this league, the teammate, the leader, all of those things. I don’t think I could be who I am today without my opportunity here.” -via ESPN / March 26, 2025
