Virgil van Dijk may have played basketball in a past life. During Liverpool’s team picture last season, the Dutchman displayed his basketball abilities with several flawless shots.
Jimmy Butler, a small forward for the Miami Heat, is only one of several NBA players with whom he appears to have a cordial relationship; he is also deeply embedded in the culture.
Even NBA star LeBron James has ties to Liverpool through his ownership of the club. Official video featuring Jared McCain and Liverpool stars like Curtis Jones was released throughout the summer by the NBA rookie.
Jimmy Butler is singled out by Virgil van DijkJust in time for next week’s NBA season opener, Netflix dropped a unique series titled Starting 5 to get fans hyped.
Throughout the 2023–24 NBA season, five NBA stars—among them, Jimmy Butler and LeBron James—are followed in the series.
In this way, they’ve become teammates for this one-off Netflix special, even though they’ve never played for the same NBA club at the same time.