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Jimmy Butler told tennis star Coco Gauff his Miami Heat would reach NBA Finals

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By HOWARD FENDRICH
AP Tennis Writer

PARIS (AP) — Tennis star Coco Gauff says basketball star Jimmy Butler assured her that his Miami Heat would make it to the NBA Finals before they were guaranteed of so much as participating in the playoffs. Gauff recounted what she called her “Jimmy Butler story” after winning her first-round match at the French Open on Tuesday. That came about 12 hours after Butler’s Heat beat the Boston Celtics in Game 7 to win the Eastern Conference title and advance to the NBA Finals. Gauff said that back before the Heat had advanced out of the play-in round in April, Butler offered to get her family tickets for the NBA Finals.

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