During his late middle school and early high school years, he went couch hopping from one friend or teammates house to the next.
However, he chose to never be a victim of his circumstances. You gotta go.” Imagine hearing your mom speak those words…įor Jimmy Butler, this was a harsh reality. At only 13 years old, she had these final words for her son: But, not by his birth parents.īutler never knew his father growing up, and his biological mother wasn’t the most nurturing either. Jimmy Butler, born in the outskirts of Houston, had the support of his loving family that lead him to become an NBA All-Star.