{"id":1565459,"date":"2023-05-19T09:25:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T13:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1565459"},"modified":"2023-05-19T09:25:11","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T13:25:11","slug":"for-jimmy-butler-its-always-been-one-day-at-a-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/for-jimmy-butler-its-always-been-one-day-at-a-time\/","title":{"rendered":"For Jimmy Butler, It's Always Been ‘One Day at a Time'"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Miami Heat<\/a> star Jimmy Butler is no stranger to overcoming obstacles. Nobody gave Butler and the Heat a shot to reach the NBA Finals after they barely made their way into the NBA postseason as the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Off the court, not too many people gave Butler a shot \u2014 period. That included his biological mother. Butler has seen his share of tough times, and being an eighth seed against the favored Boston Celtics<\/a> in the Eastern Conference Finals isn't one of them. For Butler, it's always been “one day at a time.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you think being an underdog in the NBA playoffs fazes Jimmy Butler, think again. The Miami Heat needed a victory over the Chicago Bulls in the play-in tourney just to secure a spot in the postseason.<\/p>\n\n\n\nJimmy Butler has always been the underdog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n