For a new commercial promoting the Google Pixel 8, which went on sale for a starting price of $699 on October 4, 2023, Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler teamed up with Druski, a well-known comedian and internet sensation.

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Then Druski receives a call that Google Pixel 8 immediately labels as spam. In the commercial for the phone embedded below, you can see both of them in action.

The idea that Damian Lillard could be traded surfaced throughout the summer. Lillard, tired of losing after 11 seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers, asked to be traded despite the team’s opposition. The Blazers tried to accommodate his initial trade request to the Heat.

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The seven-time All-Star recently admitted that he and Jimmy Butler had been in touch during the entire ordeal. Lillard and the Miami star got an opportunity to talk after Lillard was traded to the Bucks.

“We’ve always been in some form of contact with each other,” stated Lillard. “At first I was like, ‘I want to go to Miami,’” I admitted. He played a crucial role in that. No such thing occurred. I’ve arrived. But that won’t change our friendship. Similar regard, yes. Simply put, it never transpired. It was beyond both his and my control.

A potential playoff matchup between the Bucks and Trail Blazers exists. The matchup between Butler and Lillard would be exciting to see if it materialised.