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From Seinfeld To Redman Albums  To Jordan Peele Comparisons, Jimmy Butler Memes Stole The Show After Big Game

The Internet had a lot of fun with Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler's 56-point performance
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From Seinfeld To Redman Albums  To Jordan Peele Comparisons, Jimmy Butler Memes Stole The Show After Big Game
From Seinfeld To Redman Albums  To Jordan Peele Comparisons, Jimmy Butler Memes Stole The Show After Big Game

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The best part of Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler's 56-point game was watching it. 

Coming in a close second was the aftermath on social media, particularly the barrage of memes. Butler became an Internet sensation after his game was used to spark truth and humor about his efforts that put the Heat ahead 3-1 against the Milwaukee Bucks in their best-of-7 series. 

He was given a shoutout from the Seinfeld sitcom series, had his postgame interview stocking cap compared to rapper Redman's album cover and referred to as movie director Jordan Peele. 

The Twitter account for Seinfeld posted a clip from the episode where a character named Jimmy talks about his basketball skills. It summed Butler's performance. 

Another Twitter patron used talented movie director Jordan Peele (Get Out, Us) as a way to show how much Butler carried the team. He led the team in points, rebounds and minutes. 

One fan even took to the postgame interviews. Afterward, Butler wore a red stocking cap that was reminiscent to a cartoon drawing of Redman on his album, "Doc's Da Name 2000."

A performance as such was worthy of any attention, even if it was a bunch of funny memes. Butler can give the fans more reason to smile if the Heat can close out the series Wednesday by pulling off another win. 

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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