Miami Heat Fans React To Jimmy Butler Getting Hit By Shoe In China

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler probably never thought he'd draw comparisons to former President George Bush.

That was the case after Butler posted an Instagram video Wednesday of someone throwing a shoe at him. The incident occurred during his recent tour of China.

The tour started last Friday in Beijing to launch his "Eastern Journey campaign. He's done several interviews in which he guaranteed the Heat will win a championship and that he plans to end his career in Miami.

But the shoe saga has gone viral because of the humor. Butler laughed off the incident.

Here's the clip:

Heat fans immediately referenced the time an Iraqi journalist hurled a shoe at President Bush during a press conference in Baghdad in 2008.

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Others cracked joked about it being thrown by fans of opponents defeated by the Heat during last season's playoff run to the NBA Finals. The Heat lost in five games to the Denver Nuggets, their second Finals defeat in four seasons.

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