Sugar, we’re going down swinging for Jimmy Butler‘s new look.
The NBA player, lovingly called “Jimmy Buckets” on the court, recently tapped into his rockstar persona when he debuted an emo-inspired hairstyle.
During a Miami Heat press day on Oct. 2, Jimmy sported freshly pressed tresses that were swooshed over in a deep side part. If anything, the professional basketball player resembled Fall Out Boy guitarist Pete Wentz, who famously donned flat-ironed, eye-grazing locks in the mid-aughts.
And as if Jimmy’s new look wasn’t exciting enough, he added extra flair by rocking chipped black nail polish and several piercings, including three lip piercings, a nose ring and a spike-studded eyebrow piercing.
When asked about his dramatic hair transformation during the press junket, Jimmy revealed it was a form of self-expression.
“I’m very emotional right now,” he said, according to NBA.com. “This is my emo state and I like this. This is me. This is how I’m feeling as of late.”
Jimmy summed up his look best, saying on Instagram Stories, “It was a hit!”