Butler's Confident Prediction Comes True as Heat Advance to NBA Finals
- Tennis star Coco Gauff shares a story about NBA star Jimmy Butler offering her tickets to the NBA Finals before the Miami Heat had even qualified for the playoffs.
- Butler offered Gauff tickets to the Heat's last regular-season game and then asked if she wanted seats for the postseason.
- Gauff was impressed by Butler's confidence in the Heat making the Finals, even before they had secured a playoff spot.
- The Heat did end up making the Finals, but lost to the Western Conference champion Denver Nuggets.
- Gauff advanced to the second round of the French Open after defeating Rebeka Masarova of Spain 3-6, 6-1, 6-2.