![]() ![]() Up to this point, I've given Butler the benefit of the doubt. As Team USA's DeMarcus Cousins told me upon their return from Rio, "Great guy, great teammate - when he's not singing." But there appears to be some disagreement over his pitch and tone. The 27-year-old Tomball, Texas, native, country music devotee and Taylor Swift fanboy dances to a different beat than your typical NBA player. "Jimmy actually isn't a bad singer," Butler's fellow Olympic gold-medalist Harrison Barnes recently texted me. Until tonight, only a privileged few have heard this three-time All-Star's full-throated vocals, which he's been known to share without remorse, and rarely with invitation, in locker rooms, on team flights and even on the hardwood. On a snowy March evening in Chicago, before a packed house at the popular karaoke joint Trader Todd's, Jimmy Butler, reluctant face but willing voice of the Bulls franchise, boldly steps to the mic and clears his throat.Īs the DJ cues Butler's hand-picked song, "Nobody Knows," originally performed by R&B artist August Alsina, you could hear a pin drop on the sticky tile floor. Hang Time: Making karaoke magic with Jimmy Butler of the Bulls You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser ![]()
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