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Miami Heat's Jimmy Butler Has No Interest In Helping Fan Win Parlay Bet

A fan during the Memphis Grizzlies-Miami Heat game asked Jimmy Butler to make a 3-pointer to help him win a fantasy bet

Shandel Richardson

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Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler is here only to win basketball games. 

Not your gambling bets. 

One fan learned that the hard way during the Heat's victory against the Memphis Grizzlies Wednesday. The fan, who was sitting courtside, pleaded with Butler to help him cover a bet. 

"20 man, score for me," the fan said, referring to Butler's point total. "Jimmy, I gotta pay my mortgage." 

Butler responded in a way only he could. He refused to sacrifice the win to help cover a bet. 

"I don't give a (expletive)," Butler replied. "I paid mine [mortgage]. I bought my house cash." 

The whole conversation took place while Butler was standing in the corner behind the 3-point line as the Heat were bringing up the ball. 

"Right here Jimmy, make this 3 for me for real," the fan pleaded. "I need this money." 

Butler finished with 15 points, falling short of assisting the fan. It's doubtful the fan needed money that bad if he was able to afford those seats. 

The Heat had a pair of days off after picking up their first road win of the season. They play at the Atlanta Hawks Saturday but will be without guard Tyler Herro, who is sidelined multiple weeks with a sprained ankle. 

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Shandel Richardson covers the Miami Heat for Inside The Heat, a Fan Nation channel for Sports Illustrated. He has covered the NBA since 2010.

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Shandel Richardson
SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel.  He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star.  TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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