In this travel vlog, NBA star Jimmy Butler III travels to Senegal to meet his friend Remy’s family and explore the places that shaped Remy’s upbringing. The video opens with Jimmy’s usual channel intro before the duo heads to a local monument that commemorates African heritage, discussing its origins and the country’s challenges. They then tour Remy’s childhood home, meeting relatives, sampling baobab juice, and exchanging greetings in French. Throughout the visit, Jimmy and Remy reminisce about their basketball pasts, comparing their skills and sharing playful banter. The vlog culminates in an impromptu street‑ball game where Jimmy showcases his talent against local players, while Remy comments on footwork and teamwork. The tone remains informal, enthusiastic, and conversational, highlighting cultural exchange, personal bonding, and the universal love of basketball.
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Welcome to my YouTube channel. Click the subscribe button below. Don't you try it. I ain't going for none of that. I'mma let you shoot it. There you go. The absolute first day that I got to Philadelphia after being traded there, I went into the gym to work out. Needed a guy to beat up on. Remy was there. Needed a guy to rebound. Remy was there. Here, man.
For all the singers out there, Your food's getting cold. For those who didn't know, this part of eggs is good for your voice.
And then our bond just kind of built.
The president wanted to symbolize or kind of thank Africa and stuff like that, so he built this monument for that to symbolize that.
The president didn't build that.
The president before.
He made it happen. Okay, made it happen. I was gonna say he didn't build it.
You know what I meant.
I did not know what you meant.
When he started building it, people started throwing trash here 'cause he's spending a lot of money in this.
To build?
Yeah.
Ah.
The country's still struggling. Yeah.
For the popular demand of love and liberty.
You were way— Look who did it though.
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah.
D-Wade.
D-Wade, Avril Lavigne, 2010. Enjoy the view, man. I am enjoying the view. I can't enjoy the view with you talking all the time. There's AC here. You ain't lying. This feels amazing. Nah, this is a dope view though. So look, we came to this monument, right? We're gonna go see the crib that you grew up in. We're gonna see the court that you supposedly was a beast at. Remy, stop lying. Let me be the judge of this. I wanna see pictures. I wanna see footage. I gotta see something.
Whoa. Yeah, that's my mom's sister. Ça va?
Ça va. At the home of Remzo. I think the biggest thing for me in going to Senegal was obviously to see where Remy was from and to meet Remy's family and to see what it was like for him growing up.
I was trying to explain, like, people from the '60s I live under the stairs, so they were like, "Wait, how is that possible?" Mom has all the features.
I mean, whenever there's games, everybody come here and watch on this TV? The Philly games and stuff?
Yeah, yeah.
Like 1 o'clock in the morning and stuff like that?
Yeah, yeah.
Wow, that's amazing. Let me see if I can find Young Rim. Aw, man, you can't miss you, 'cause you wanna be at the top with your head. Look at, look at, look at my mans though, with the iris and all, and that's why you wanted to go to Philly.
These ones, you don't have— they don't have to fit. That's the way they wear it.
These mine?
Yeah.
So what you got them in your hand for?
I'm just trying to—
They not yours. Stop trying to steal my stuff.
I want all this jewelry.
That's all cap. We know that that is not true. You good? They all say participant?
I like to see their footwork.
They look better than you, though, man. I told you, baby, I'm styling and profiling.
Hey.
You know—
This juice is made out of, you know, the baobab tree?
No. Now, hold on now. Do you think that we know what that is? I could lie to you. Yeah, no, I see them all the time in Canada. Ooh, y'all might be on to something over here.
Ooh.
Man, your family's so nice, Remy. For real, man. Lovely family, man.
So you tell his high school, "How's it going?" And it's going well. Like, you ask me, "Ça va?" "How's it going?" And then it's "Ça va bien." "Ça va bien." It's going well.
Yeah. Yeah.
Boa Albi!
How do you say goat?
Grew up with this boy. Yeah?
He was trash, huh?
We were nice.
Oh, you mean y'all's team?
We were the only— we were the only two who could jump. Everybody else—
but who jumped higher? Who jumped higher?
Who jumped higher? Me, of course.
Thank you, man. You see that? No matter what country I'm in, I get a bucket. Who team am I on? Man, what you thought I came out here to watch? Yeah, mine right here. Oh yeah, I'm throwing the ball to her every time. We gonna beat y'all. Oh, we out! No, come this way.
Yeah? Well, show me something. Listen, Matthew, if I go— Ooh, Remy! Okay.
You're upset.
Ooh, that's a good move. Okay, okay, mix him.
Ooh!
Oh, we living. Watch your head. Just 'cause he subbed out don't mean he don't get to work too. Come on, man. It's getting too easy, man. Y'all still want to play? Yeah, man, I just gave you a lot of props, man. Remy can't guard me, man. Ever.
You won.
No, you didn't. Second place. That's exactly what you won. Hey, who got it? So he was killing y'all. He had 50. He had 50. So your aunt opened this and like started the school and like how old were you when?
I was 9.
You were 9?
Yeah.
And just started playing here?
Yeah, it was July. It was the 4th of July.
Oh, 4th of July. I was 9.
Ah. Yeah.
Oh, so yeah, well, yeah, you'd be 9. How far is this from where you live? It's—
you see the— yeah, that's the stadium right there. You can see the lights. So it's just like—
Oh, wow.
So it's like a board that you want to put on your wall.
Oh, yeah.
Yeah.
Perfect. Merci. Merci. Merci. Merci.
He said thank you so much for coming. Yeah, he said it's huge to have you here. Yeah, he said like they wanted to have like a huge party for you when you get here to have a basketball tournament. But it's like next time you come.
Okay, there will be a next time too. Thank you, Remy!
