NBA star Jimmy Butler visits Ninho do Urubu and declares support for Flamengo

This Tuesday, the 20th, the star of NBAJimmy Butler paid a visit to vulture’s nest, enjoying his vacation in Rio de Janeiro. Passing through Brazil, the player from miami heat took the opportunity to follow a training session of the Flamengovisiting friends and declared his support for Mengão, in addition to wearing the shirt of the Rio de Janeiro club.

In a video posted by Flamengo on social media, Butler sent a message to the Red-Black crowd and joked about his ability with the ball at his feet. “I’m here to score some goals. Go, Flamengo, said the American. The great pivot of this visit was Gabigolwho is a friend of the basketball player and encouraged him to go to Ninho do Urubu.

Shortly before appearing at Ninho, Gabigol used social networks to interact with the Miami Heat player. Through his Twitter, Flamengo’s number 10 warned Butler that he already knew where he could find him and then announced that the American would pay a visit to the training center of the Rio de Janeiro club.

The story of Butler and Gabigol is not very long, but the two have known each other for some time. On the trip he made to Miami, at the end of 2022, Gabigol watched a Miami Heat match and met Jimmy Butler. On the occasion, the striker presented the point guard with a Flamengo shirt, already with the number 10 stamped on the back.

In addition to Gabi, Butler has other great Brazilian friends and identifies a lot with our country. In game four of the NBA Finals, against denver nuggetsthe player had an audience of Neymar It is vinicius jr in the first row. In addition, when it comes to football, the Heat star has already appeared with Brazilian club shirts and declared his support for Brazil in the last world Cup.