Jimmy wasn't out on the streets, but at 13 he got kicked out and had nowhere stable to stay. He was bouncing between friends' couches in Tomball, just trying to get through each day.
Then he found a home with Jordan Leslie's family, where Michelle Lambert gave him structure and tough love.
From there he climbed, Tyler JC, Marquette, and now the league.
He doesn't want sympathy, he actually embraces it: "I love what happened to me. It made me who I am." And you see it every time he locks in.
Today he's a 6 time All-Star, a Finals warrior, a coffee selling, music making icon. Man what a journey!
Read his story here:
https://sportsorca.com/nba/jimmy-butler-homeless-teen-star/
by Next_Bench5903