Heat fans remember Jimmy Butler’s romance with Shakira months after he admitted to being friends

Jimmy Butler’s re-aggravated foot ιnjury from a few days ago has kept him off the court for the time being. The Heat are still playing very brilliantly during the regular season, finishing fourth in the Eastern Conference with 19 wins and 13 losses despite his ongoing absence. But in addition to wondering when Butler will rejoin the squad, the supporters have started a new discussion.

Fans of Jimmy’s alleged affair with Colombian pop artist Shakira have questioned the veracity of the =in a recent social media post. They make some intriguing assumptions about what went wrong and conjecture on the forum!

NBA rumors on Reddit can get rather wild. User u/garret126 rekindled the relationship speculations between the two in a recent thread. In the discussion, he posed a straightforward query, stating, “Did Shakira friend-zone Jimmy Butler?”

“There were reports of Shakira and Jimmy Butler seeing each other last playoffs and offseason,” he said to further explain the topic. Nothing for now. Nonetheless, they continue to follow one another on Instagram. What took place? There were other speculations during the post-season suggesting Shakira and Butler were dating. The primary source of these claims was Shakira’s frequent appearances courtside with her children at Miami’s home games.

Following her formal separation and ensuing cоnflict with her ex-partner Gérard Pique, the pop sensation was initially associated with the legendary driver Lewis Hamilton at the illustrious Maimi Grand Prix. Following then, online concerning her and Jimmy became rife. Butler explained, “Just because people hang out doesn’t meаn anybody’s dating,” in an interview with Rolling Stone. However, it provides a topic for conversation for all, so grab hold of it and run with it. That’s all I have, and she’s very, really amazing!”

Still, supporters can’t stop making fun of the six-time All-Star!

Fans continue to speculate about Butler and Shakira.

When a fan brought up Jimmy’s episode of emotional collapse, they asked, “Why do you think Jimmy became emo?”—possibly implying that it was due of the relationship. Another user going by the handle “Whole_Wallaby_4018” speculated that the cause was the look, saying, “She probably left after she saw this s**t🤣.” An intriguing observation was made by a fan: “Jimmy Һit it and quit it.” Source: “Believe me, brother.”

With a potential fix for everyone, a different admirer reasoned, “They hung out and social media accounts made it out to be something it wasn’t.” Furthermore, I believe he already has a woman. One fan responded differently than the others at the same moment, saying, “I follow sports, not athletes’ personal lives.” Why should I be concerned?