Jimmy Butler missed the Heat game with a stomach bug after eating crickets and fans thought it was hilarious
When you go to another country you absolutely have to take in that country's culture. It's part of the whole experience.
That's why nobody can really blame Jimmy Butler for trying crickets when the Miami Heat took a trip to Mexico City to play the San Antonio Spurs. Athletes are supposed to watch what they eat, but can you blame him for this?
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Butler actually credited the crickets for his performance Saturday, 26 points in the 111-101 win against the Spurs. He said they were good. Good enough for him to come back and try a thousand crickets? No, absolutely not. But good enough for him to play well - at least in that game. That's all that mattered.
But a few nights later, those same crickets he credited for a win might have been the problem. Butler missed the Heat's game Tuesday against the Chicago Bulls with gastrointestinal issues.
Everyone started to put two and two together after seeing that.
The crickets are looking really sketchy right now, to say the least. Fans are blaming the crickets for keeping Butler out against the Bulls.