The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Jimmy Butler Playing Hard for the Miami Heat | Dwayne Wade on Retiring from the NBA

Episode Date: June 6, 2023

Miami Heat star, Jimmy Butler's, 2020 conversation with Trevor about his altercation on the court, why he left Philly and his passion for wine. Dwyane Wade explains why he’s retiring from the NBA, describes his philosophy of giving back and talks about what it was like visiting Parkland students after the shooting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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that got someone thrown off the court, it was a little altercation that you had with a Pacers player. I didn't start it though. That's, we have to say that first. Okay, you didn't start the same. But it gets heated. What what was, what was, what was, what was, what was, what was, what was, what was, what was, what was, what was interesting. What was interesting. What was interesting. What was interesting. What was interesting. What was interesting. What was interesting. What was interesting. What was interesting. What was interesting. What was interesting. What was interesting?? What was. What was. that? What was. that? What was interesting? What was interesting. that? What was? What was? What was? What was? What was? What was? What was. that, what? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. th. th. th. th. th. th. it gets heated. What was interesting is I haven't seen many fights in basketball that end with one person blowing a kiss at the other person. It was an altercation. It was an altercation. And you see altercations ending kisses all the time, I'm sure. But, but it wasn't really a fight or it was more of an altercation. It was an altercation. And you see altercations ending kisses all thetime, I'm sure. That is true. Thin line between love and hate. That's what that is.

Did you think about the move before you did it, or was it just in the moment? He was just like, this is me saying good by. If I say it was in the moment. I feel like the NBA has become too tame. You know, guys are like, oh, there's no more fighting. There's no more roughness. You know, you hear Shaq talking about that?

D. Wade was like, oh, this is old school. Miami Pacers again. really invested? I think so. I think so. Everybody likes something a little different here and there. Right. And I just feel as though I'm that type of player. Like I don't know if I'm the best player. I can't I can't answer that. I can't tell you that. But I know I'm not putting up with too many things what people want to say. I think if you just stick to basketball it wouldn't happen, but time and time again, some disrespectful stuff happens. You say you're not, you say you wouldn't say you don't know if you're the best player. I would say that most people in Miami would say that you are

because when you came to the Miami Heat, the team was struggling, I believe in like 10th place, right? And now in the season that you've been there, in the east, they're, the east, the east, the east, the east, the east, the east, the east, the east, the east, the east, the east, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, th., they're, th., they're, th. thee, thee, thin, thin, thee, thee, thee, thee, thee, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin.... thin, thin. to, to, too, too, too. too. tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. too. tothere in the East, they're in second place now. So I mean, you are... I mean, we're doing okay. We are. What's interesting, what's interesting is that a lot of people were shocked by your decision to move from Philly to Miami. They were like, what is Jimmy doing? Philly's got the super team, and now you're moving to a team that doesn't have any proven players on. Why make that decision? I mean, for the longest time in this league, I wasn't a proven player.

So for me to hear and know the culture and what goes on when you're a part of the Miami Heat organization, it fit me to a tea. I'm allowed to be me every single day that I'm in a Jersey, every single day that I'm in practice, I get to talk to to to to to talk the way to talk the way to talk to talk the way to talk the way to talk the way the way to talk the way that I would like to talk, act the way I would like to act, and it's okay. And I think we have a great group of guys, young guys, mixed with vets, and it clicks, it works, everybody's so happy that everybody's successful and getting the recognition that they deserve,

that we're going this way. How do you, how do you work in Miami though. No, because I've been there. Like, we've been there for the Daily Show, and like every day I was just like, I don't want to work. It's just sun, it's beach. It's everything. Like, how do you stay focused on my... Because if I remember correctly, you wake up at like what,

4 a.m. Every day? Yeah. And then you were in bed by like what 9 p.m. Let's say 7 p.m. Yeah So you know watching the Daily Show? Ah, man. I recorded and I watch it throughout the day. Did you hear me? No, but for real, how have you remained so focused in life?

Because you see a lot of young players who get into the league. They get a lot of money, a lot of money that used to. And you took this and you became one of the most disciplined players in the league. How do you think you've maintained that focus? I find a battle within myself to know if it's because I want to continue to get better, or if I'm so scared to go backwards. And I don't want to go back to being just a kid from Tombal. I love where I'm from without a doubt, but I don't think just a kid from Tombal would be sitting on this show with you. So I want to continue to get better.

And I think that's why I do it, but I get lost. Is it because I do really want to get better? That's interesting. Or is it because I'm scared of going backwards? I feel like that's the theme of your li. You're one of th that that that that's that's that's thi that's that's thi thi thi that's because thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi thi. That's thi, thi, thi, thi, the thi, thi, the thi, the thi, the the the their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their thi thi thi thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi. thi. thi. te. tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. thi. th. th's the theme of your life as well. You're one of those people who not only wants to become better, not only wants to improve the situation of your life, but you do that for people around you. One thing you'll always hear about Jimmy Butler, no matter who you speak to in the league, people who know you, they go, he has the biggest family you've ever come across. And they don't mean like immediate family, they mean like chosen family. You've hired anyone you've met anywhere who is amazing, you know, whether it's drivers or trainers or people. You just brought people into your little organization

and said, hey, let's grow together as people. What is it about other human beings that makes you want to improve their lives? I think that somewhere down the line on many different parts of my life, somebody have given me a chance, whether you're at junior college at Marquette, you know, with the Chicago Bulls, now with Miami, that I've come across so many great people,

and I want them to help me be better as I help them be better. And when I say family, it's like we do everything together. When I have to be up at 4 a.m. They have to be up at 4 a. Oh wow. Yeah, everybody. Oh wow. It's not a game. Everybody. I don't want to be in your family. Yes, you do.

But but that's it. I think everybody loves the work. Yeah. It reminds me of why I do what I do. I know that if I'm not the best of what I do, I 't continue to make those guys be the best of what they do. You also have an interesting life that many people wouldn't know about. You know, it began an interesting way, but you are a passionate wine collector. Your dream is to just like retire on a vineyard.

Just like go out there and grow grapes. And never see me again. You may be able to see me again via Skype or whatever they use nowadays. It's just like going to be you? Just like doing your thing? And my family. We're all, we're all going to. And then everyone's going to be picking the grapes? Oh yeah, except for me. I'm going to be, I don't work way too hard. I got to put my feet up and enjoy it. Why wine thinn't tho I I I thine, I thine, I thine, I thine, I thine, I thine, I thine, I thine, I thine, I thine, I thine, I thine, I thine, I thine, I thine, I thine, I thine thin, I thin, I thin, thin, thin, tho, tho, tho, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th, th, th. th, th, th, th. th. th. th, th. thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, thin, the. It's just like the. It's like the. It's like thea. It's like thea. It's like thea. It's like thea. It's like thithe sense that it tells a different story.

Every bottle, every vintage, every year. And the more people that I come across and I learn so much about different people in different cultures. Yeah. Wine for me, you might get a little buzz from it, but that never hurt. It's the best. It tells the story. It does.

I know that you celebrated the birth of your son. . . It tells the story. It does. I know that you celebrated the birth of your son. Daughter. Daughter. Oh, congratulations. Congratulations. Yeah. So I know. So you celebrated, you celebrated the birth of your daughter. And it was a big moment for you. You didn't even play in the games. A lot of people would still go play. You were like, no, I'm out. You know Miami Heat will have to play without me. I'm going to be there with my child. Did you have a special bottle of wine for that occasion? I do not like wine collectors have the, everyone goes like, there's a wine for every occasion. Was there a wine that you, was special enough for you to open for having a child? I was in a hospital, so I didn't really know if you were supposed to be drinking in the hospital. So no, I th th th th th th th th th th th th th the th the th thu thu their their their their their thu their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their. their. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was. I was their their th. th. their t. t. trio. te. te. their one te. their one their one their their their their their their that there's a special bottle. It was just a special moment.

Right. It really put a lot of things in perspective to think that, you know, it was, I don't know what to call it the next of age player in Miami after the great Dway yada, yada, yada. And I miss my opening night's game. Right. And so I was called him like, oh man, I really, it th. It th. It th. It th. It was th. It was th. It was th. It was th. It was th. It was th. It was th. It was th. It was th. It was th. It was, it was, it was, it was th. It was th. It was th. It was, it was, it was, it was, it was, it was, it was, it was, it was, it was, it was, it was, it was, it was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. It was. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. It was, th., right. And so I was called him like, oh man, I really love basketball and I really love my family

and I'm about to have a daughter and be a father. What do I do? And I call coach Boe. And he was like, all right, well, we'll see in a couple days. Go to the hospital and it made it easy for me. That is really amazing. I'm excited excited for to to thx the tha tha tha tha tha tha the future thu thu thu thu thu thu thu'm excited for what the future is going to bring. I know you guys are playing the paces again, so we'll see where the kiss takes us.

I know you guys are going to handle it on the court. Thank you so much for being on the show. Jimmy Butler. Thank you. Jimmy Butler, theymeatts to the right skills or experience. But not with Zip Recruiter. Zip Recruiter finds amazing candidates for you fast. And right now you can try it for free at Zip Recruiter's smart technology identifies top talent for your roles quickly. Immediately after you post your job, zip recruiters' powerful matching technology starts showing you qualified people for it, and you can use Zip Recruiter's pre-written invite to apply message to personally

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Man. This is all you. Welcome to the show. Thank you so much for making the time. I mean, like everyone wants a piece of Dwayne Wade Down in Miami. We're so lucky to get you Let's just jump straight into what is a culmination of one of the most prolific sporting careers people have ever seen This is your final season in the NBA is it is it surreal for you every game you play?

First of all thank you for thanks for having me on the NBA, is it surreal for you every game you play? First of all, thank you for, thanks for having me on the show. I appreciate it. Thank you. You know what, and I've been playing the game of basketball, since I was five years, I've been playing for 31 years. So this is what I've mastered, right? This is what I've been good and great at. So it definitely is a little nerve-wracking. You know, you're a little nervous because I don't know if I'd be great at anything else like I am basketball, right?

But, you know, I just decided, at the long summer, you know, of really thinking about how I wanted to see my career in, getting an opportunity last year to come back to Miami. I just felt yeah, I felt the, I felt the timing was perfect for me. I don't want people to think I'm retiring because I'm trying to try and I'm ready to walk and do something different retiring because I can't play no more. I just want people to understand I'm retiring because I'm ready to walk and do something different, not because I can't play the game of basketball. I came out and watched my first Miami Heat game and you were playing and to see the love in the crowd was amazing. What's also interesting is to see how that love follows you off the court as well. You are somebody who has had the opportunity the opportunity the opportunity to have the opportunity the to have the to have the to have the to have the to have to have the the to have the the to have to have the to have to the to to the to to the to to be to the to bea. to to to the the thoe. to bea. to bea. to be. their. their. their. their. their. I their. I their. I their. I their. I their. I the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the. I toe. I the. I the. I'm thea. I'm thea. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I'm. I are somebody who has had the opportunity to engage in business opportunities beyond just basketball. You're a mogul now.

I mean, you're involved in clothing. You know, you're involved in your own shoe line. You have ties, you have socks, you have luggage, you have like, Dwayne Wade, like it doesn't seem like you're going to be struggling to do anything when you leave the NBA. What do you enjoy about being in business? What I enjoy about is, first of all, you know, just being a young kid from the inner city of Chicago, my dream was to play, Chattel, okay. My dream was to play in the NBA.

And once I got an opportunity to get here, then so many doors open for me. And I was able to step through thooe and learn different things that I never really thought that I had the passion for or the knowledge for. So I've been able, all these things that I've been a part of, this same stuff I went to school for, you know, this is stuff that I either had, you know, I've learned through traveling or I learned through meeting new things. So I enjoy it. You know, I enjoy being able to use my creativity, to have an amazing team behind me to be able to use their creativity, and be able to hopefully give the consumers,

give my supporters, give the fans something that they love and enjoy as well. So that's all I'm times over. You have the business, you have the basketball, and a large part of Dwayne Wade has been getting involved in the community. You know, you've mentioned a few times now, coming from Chicago, growing up in Chicago, you know, as many of us know, we've been on a journey with you as fans where we've gone through the ups and downs of Chicago in your life. You know, losing loved ones to gun violence. It was a really tough time for many people, I'm sure, you the most. When you look at that journey and when you look at what you want to do now

in both Chicago and Miami, you have a few initiatives that you're working on now. What is your dream? What are you trying to implement in the communities to try and help people. Yeah. So when I was a little kid, you know, I just remember, you know, I always saying to myself, if God bless me with an opportunity to make it, right, to be able to give back to others, I want to do it and I want to do it in a big way, you know, I want to be able to bless communities in a way that's going to change their lives if I get to live right, you know, I wanted to do what I said. So, you know, in Chicago first from my mother's standpoint, I said, you know what, my mom, here's a church. You do your part with the church?

I bought my mom a church early on, so she can continue to save lives and change lives. I bought your mom a church. That's a whole not a thoan story. How we got to that point, but I ended I I I I I I I ended tho, I ended tho, I ended tho, I ended tho, I tho, I tho, I tho, I tho, I tho, I tho, I tho, I tho, I to to to to to to to to to to to to tho, I to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th, I the tho, I tho, I tho, I tho, I tho, I to to too, I too.ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, I to to to to that point, but I end up at my mom at church and I said, you do your job to, you know, to save lives. You know, my mother is an amazing pastor in the city of Chicago. My dad, my dad is into the community. My dad, it does amazing. That's where I got it from. I watched my dad for the today for so many years. Give back to the today, too, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, th, the, th, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, their, and I. the the the their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, the their, the the the the the the the the the the the the the the tho, tho, tho, tho, tho, too, too, too, too, too, too, toda, today, today, today, ttoday, to others. If I had two pair of shoes, I only end up having one

because I gave the other pair away. So I kind of had a family that I watched my whole life, kind of make sure they give. And we didn't have a lot at all, but what we had was more than what others had. And so we wanted to make sure that we Then when I got to college, my college coach always told me, he always said, Duane, to much is given, much is required. To much is given, much is required. To much is given, much is required.

And I know what he meant at the time. And then once I got old, I start understanding what that mean. I've been given to give to me, and support and talk about. So, all those things. That's something you haven't been afraid of doing. You know, there are a lot of athletes who have been afraid of lending their voice to causes that they believe in or people that they support. You know, your good friend and basically your brother, LeBron James is somebody that you've been on a journey with for many years,

where you've been speaking about issues. We've seen you you ceremonies. We've seen you. But the Parkland kid, for instance, Parkland kids, for instance, you spent three hours within the first day, they came back to school. Why do you think, as a athlete, why do you think it's so important for you to step out from beyond the game?

And to engage in ideas that you believe in. Well, you know, going back to that, we was in Philadelphia when we heard the news about what happened and I didn't know exactly where it was at and immediately where it was at. And immediately as a parent, I got scared. to be scared. And immediately I'm a parent,? I'm a hardest racing, I'm beating fast, I'm trying to call my kids. And eventually, I got on the phone with my kids

and I realized that they was okay. But then I knew the other parents out there, was hurting the same way that I was heard, was feeling that same anxiety. So once we got a chance to come back back back back want to be able to bring some sort of light. I had just got back to the city. The city of Miami had welcomed me back with open arms when I got traded back. And I wanted to bring some light.

So I had an opportunity to go, and I didn't know what to expect. It was real quiet when I got there, but man, when the kids saw me, it just, it opened them up, the light in their eyes, the smiles and their faces. That right there was one of the biggest, one's the most important moments in my life of, you know what, this, what basketball has done for me and the platform that I have, this is what it's about. And I got an opportunity to sit down in the room, the room, the room, the room, the room, the room, the room, the room, the room, the room, the room, the room, the room, the room, the room, the room, the room, the room, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, their. And, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, their. And, was, was, their. And, was, their. And, was, their, their. And, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their their.comenkableableableableable.ceneen, was, their.cenea, was, was, was, was, was, was, was, was their leaders and talk to him about, hey, what can I do? What can my team do to help support you guys' initiative, what you're trying to do? And it started from, you know what, my voice. Then it went from the support financially and so forth and so on.

We continue to do things. We did exhibits here in Miami and New York and to they. We continue to support because this is my community. This is our community and it means a lot to us. As you can tell, the people love you as much as you love them. Dwayne Wade, everybody. Explore more shows from The Daily Show podcast universe by searching the Daily Show, wherever you get your podcast. Watch the Daily Show weeknights at 11, 10 Central on Comedy Central and stream full episodes anytime on Fairmount Plus. This has been a Comedy Central podcast.