A mother said to her 13-year-old son: You are too ugly, you can go!
The stubborn boy held back tears and packed up his clothes, carried his bag, and left the house without looking back.
It was the last time Jimmy Butler left the house, and since then, where to eat and sleep has become a top priority.
The temperamental Jimmy had many good friends, some of whom would take him in for a night or two, only to end up on the streets again.
Homeless, penniless, and alone on the streets of the slums.
No one knows how Butler came back to life during those days.
Until one day, he met the first noble person in his life.
A boy named Jordan Leslie approached Jimmy to learn Xi basketball skills from him, and the two quickly became good friends.
Upon learning of Jimmy's predicament, Leslie immediately invites Jimmy to his home and share a bed with him.
This sleep is three months.
Jordan's family itself is not wealthy, and they live with 4 children of their ex-husband and 3 children of their current age.
With Jimmy, that's 8 mouths to eat.
But the kind-hearted Mrs. Michelle Lambert took in Jimmy anyway because he thought Butler was a good boy.
Jimmy didn't have to worry about running out of food, his academic Xi improved rapidly, and he became a well-known local player in basketball.
What many fans don't know is that during college, Butler's main concern was not basketball, but academics, and even dropped out of the varsity basketball team at one point because he didn't think he was strong enough to embark on a professional path.
At this time, Butler met the second noble man in his life, college coach Buzz Williams.
He pulled Butler in front of him and said in a cannibalistic tone: Wesley Matthews can get into the NBA, and you can definitely do it, show your fighting spirit.
In the 2011 draft, Butler did everything he could to show all scouts what a tough character is, but his poor shooting and ball handling kept him in the 30th pick.
The 22-year-old Butler got his first million-dollar contract, four years and $5.41 million.
As soon as the money arrived, Butler bought a luxury car and a mansion for his adoptive father and adoptive mother, and arranged for all seven of his siblings.
After the madness, Butler returned to the team.
Facing him is Thibodeau's black face, and Jimmy can't do anything other than move his body during garbage time.
But that doesn't affect Butler, because he knows that in a brutal league, you can only be at your best at all times to take advantage of the opportunity when it comes.
Fate suddenly tipped in Jimmy's favor at this time, and when Derrick Rose and Roel Deng were injured one after another, young Butler ushered in an opportunity, and he quickly became the Bulls' offensive first firepower with his performance, gradually replacing Roel Deng in the team.
In the playoffs against the Heat, Butler faced James on both offensive and defensive ends, and the nickname of Hard Jimmy was officially launched.
However, the good times were short-lived, and with the Bulls sending Rose away, the team faced a rebuild, and Butler, who was bent on proving himself, came to the Timberwolves.
He tried to change the team culture of the Timberwolves, but he overestimated his own ability, and in a group of post-90s teams with Buddha nature, Butler, who did everything to win, seemed out of place.
After a loss, the young man who only cared about the stats laughed in the locker room for 5 minutes, and Butler was furious and sprayed everyone.
In the team's training match the next day, Butler led a group of substitutes to blow up the starters and teach the young a good lesson.
After 14 years, the Timberwolves returned to the playoffs, but that didn't keep Butler.
took the initiative to bid for the 76ers, if it weren't for Leonard's outrageous kill, Butler's first time to reach the Finals would have been advanced.
The image of Embiid crying out of tears went viral across the United States, and Butler scoffed at it.
Plus in the offseason, between Simmons and Butler, the 76ers chose the former, and Butler left Philadelphia.
The old fox Riley quickly took over Butler.
With a tough team culture, and the management of Coach Spo and Riley, Butler has found a team that really suits him here.
Led the team to the finals twice and won the Larry Bird MVP trophy.
He is the most hated person in the eyes of Boston and Milwaukee fans.
But Butler is a GOAT-like presence in the eyes of Heat fans.
At the age of 13, he was abandoned by his biological mother and almost died on the street, but the sky collapsed but he couldn't stop Butler from becoming a man who stood up to the sky.
Romain Rolland once said: There is only one kind of heroism in the world, that is, to love life after recognizing the truth of life.
Butler is one such hero.
Thank you for reading, and I wish you a bright heart