In this informal vlog, NBA star Jimmy Butler III travels to Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he meets local fans, pays tribute to basketball legend Manu Ginobili, and explores Boca Juniors culture. The video captures a series of spontaneous moments: a chaotic search for teammate Marquise Tre'Von Grayson, a cramped elevator incident that triggers Butler’s claustrophobia, a tasting of a passion‑fruit‑tequila‑mate cocktail prepared by fans, and a friendly basketball‑soccer challenge on a makeshift court. Throughout, Butler engages in light‑hearted banter, signs autographs, discusses future aspirations of opening a store in Argentina after his playing career, and expresses gratitude to the enthusiastic crowd. The content blends cultural immersion, fan interaction, and personal anecdotes, offering viewers a glimpse of Butler’s personality off the court.
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Run across the street right quick, go in there and get me something. Oh yeah. I wear them little red drawers. See the little action figure in it? Okay. With the mask. Got the matching mask on there. My bet is he over there. Right now we're actually looking for Marquise Tre'Von Grayson. We don't know where the hell he's at. We're not walking to the pencil. Pencil? What's a pencil? That. That's the pencil. Oh, I see him. Hey, man. Over here. Shit, it's 3 coffee spots. I know. You was at this one right here on this corner, huh? No. I was never on this side. Oh really? You're crazy for that. I would just, um, like do my, my vacation. Oh, so there's a— they dropped us down there. They never dropped us on this side. Oh wow. He dropped us on this side, pointed backwards, and then like he started speaking Spanish. Started speaking Spanish. So we're here, man. We had to come pay some Hommage to one of the GOATs of our generation in Manu Ginobili. I should Eurostep all the way over there, but I'm not. Emmanuel Ginobili. This is the year I was drafted. There we have it. Argentina. We came and saw Manu. Boca Juniors. Thank you. Appreciate you. Gracias. Thank you. How does big booty fit in here, man? Damn, Ed, when you hitting all the buttons. Hey, hey, it works. [FOREIGN LANGUAGE] Did it? Apparently, yeah. He's going to freak out. So welcome to Boca Junior. Let's go, let's go to 2 and then we'll walk upstairs. Yeah, yeah, let's go to 2, get on. It's too hot. Just open the door. It's going down. Yeah, dude, I'm panicking. Yeah, you're fine, you're fine, good. Nothing can happen. How do you mean? It's good. I'm shaking. You know what? Call somebody. I'm gonna press the alarm button, so don't be alarmed. Fuck it. Man, what? It's incorrect though. What are we doing? Did it light up? Yeah. I think it's stuck on the middle between the two. How do we take it out? Just aim for 2. How does that work? It's already telling you it wants to go down, so let's just keep pressing 2, if not 3. Put your finger in. Let's just keep pressing 8. Let me out this motherfucker. Man, what? And don't put me back in it. I bet we'll take 2 trips next time. No, I won't, man. Get the fuck out. Get out, get out. Take me out. Get out. Go, go, go. Yeah. Oh no. Man, we'll take 2 chairs next time. Man, wait, we want to take one. We going to take the seat. Yo, I don't do well in tight spaces. I don't do well in tight spaces. Hey, at first though, at first, I'll be honest, I was panicking. Like, I thought I was going to pass out and fucking like y'all was going to have to hold me up. I thought I was done, so. I get claustrophobic. Me too. Oh yeah, let me get my shirt on. How y'all beat me here? Oh, this a vibe. This my shit! Twerking! This is what we're gonna do first off. We're gonna take the transfusion and we're gonna take the margarita. We're gonna drink some tequila with both. Tequila! Tequila! That's gonna ask very nicely. You are me. Okay. This one is right here, and this one is here. We mix both with some tequila, with some fruits that we have downstairs. So we made you this mixture. My brother, thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Man, I appreciate you. Well, cheers. You drink this one. Okay. I'll drink this one. All right. Okay, cheers. Cheers, brother. My man. Oh, that's fire. Oh, this is good. It's good. Oh yeah, but you got sugar on this. It's got some A little of sugar, maracujá. I don't know how to say it in English. Passion fruit. Passion fruit, passion fruit. And tequila and a little bit of apple schnickle. Oh wow. Hey, that is fire! Oh my God, thank you very much. 1, 2, 3! Oh, you want to hit me? There you go. Welcome to Buenos Aires. Welcome to Argentina. All right. Jimmy, we love you. I'm a huge fan of you. Gracias. Thank you. Can you sign me my little Jimmy? How you got that? That's a little Jimmy, ain't it? Have fun. Thank you. Jimmy Butler III! There's no alcohol in it. No, no, no, there's no alcohol. You can take some if you want. You can try. Is it hot or cold? Hot. I told you it was hot. It's hot, it's hot. And here in Buenos Aires, we have the trophy of the tournament. It's a mate. Ah yeah, I see everybody drinking it over there. Oh wow, I had no idea. Do you like it? Yeah, it's good. It's like tea. Yes, it's like tea. Here you got the tournament mate. All right. Yeah man, Argentinian Open. What's this called? Mate. Mate. Yeah, mate. Mate. Yeah. Nice to meet you as well. Nice to meet you. Of course. Congratulations. They love you out here. We have something in common. What's that? Oh yeah. What's your favorite coffee shop out here? Oh, the Torment. Did you? I appreciate that. Thank you so much. Thank you. Are you thinking about opening a store or? I want to. I want to finish basketball first, but then like that's the first thing I want to do afterwards. You want to play basketball? Yes. Try it. We put it here for you. Oh, y'all put a basketball court? Congrats, baby. Thank you very much. Of course, man. Thanks a lot. Huge fan, man. It's a pleasure to meet you. Of course. How you feel? Good. Good? Right, right. You look good, man. You look good. It's all good. It's pretty good. I mean, I'm in the finals, so. Good, good, good. It's great, it's great. Hopefully we get to come back and watch you win it tomorrow, so. Yeah. If I can be here, I'll be here. We're ready for you. Yeah. Do you play tennis as well or not? I play a little bit. I'm not, I mean, obviously I can't beat you. I can beat him. I can beat him. And I can beat that guy back there, so. That's not true, right? Yeah, we literally have a camera. We got all the proof. You want me to try to make it? Man, let me see how tall this is. Who's first? Who's first? Let me see. Oh yeah, we can do this. Let's go. No way. I'm not gonna make it either, so don't worry. See, look, over one. First one to make it wins. Ooh! Okay. Over two. Good one. Yeah, go! The right one. Mine is good this time. Uh-oh, I'm getting closer. I'm still on break, by the way. Good job, baby. Appreciate you. Present for you. It's already open. I don't got on my glasses, man. I can't see. What we doing? Ready to go. Put me to work. Do I need an apron? Do I need an apron, baby? Yeah, muy buena, bien. You want? Go ahead. This is your shop, so I got to let you do all the work. I'm just here making sure you know what you're doing. That's why I'm here. This guy's good. He's done this before. Made my coffee. Coming through. Mudded over here. Motherfucker, this hot. My people, thank you. Gracias. Gracias. You drank all of that already? It's in the veins, bro. I think so too. Thanks for coming. Thank you, brother. I'll wait for you on Monday, okay? Okay, will do. Thank you so much. Yeah, so he's gonna make some shots with you. Let's see how— I'm not very good. How you kick the ball. Not very good, but you stand in that goal, I'll kick it by you, that's for sure. Y'all, look at the fans, want to see me. That's what they do. That's what they do in football. If you want to play soccer, you have to have the shirt, of course. Ah, this is for your baby. That's for my baby? Yeah. I'd rather put this one on. And this is for you. So let's see here. I'm going to go home with 13 different stuff. I know. So, okay, okay, one right here. Cheese. Thank you. Awesome. Jimmy, now we are going to see how you shoot. How I shoot? Yeah, you're— From the PK? Man, please, give me the ball. Okay, yeah, now with the feet, no more hands. You got that? Let's go! You see that? Who's, who's the goalkeeper? I don't kick hard, so it don't matter. Ah, hold my bag. I only know how— let me tell you I only know how to kick the ball to one place. It's gonna go to the bottom over there and he's not gonna get to it. And I'm not gonna kick hard. Don't worry. He's already leaning. This is how I know I'm gonna get him. Good! Wow! Yeah! Good, Jimmy! I told you, I only kick it in one place. All right, your turn. Switch. Come on! Ah! Thank you, brother. You make me look good. Yo, Messi, call me when you need some lessons, man. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you. See y'all later. You said, "Hey, that place over there was dope."
