Jimmy Butler is facing competition in the NBA bubble coffee game.
The Miami Heat star has been operating a successful coffee shop out of his hotel room called Big Face Coffee, where drinks are priced at $20 regardless of the size. However, there's now a cheaper option available courtesy of Heat assistant athletic trainer Brandon Gilliam.
Gilliam opened his own shop - Little Face Coffee - inside his hotel room, complete with a tagline: "The Best Little Coffee Shop in the Bubble. It's All About the Grind," according to ESPN's Malika Andrews. He only serves black coffee and charges $5 per cup, with the first one free.
"I tell (Butler), 'You're the high frills, you make mochaccinos and frappe-lattes,'" Gilliam said. "'I am just black coffee, man. So let me have my little world down there.'"
The competition hasn't affected Gilliam and Butler's relationship, though.
"It just goes to show how close we are as a team, as a staff, that we have so much fun with all of it," Butler said. "We got a little competition, but it's all fun and games. Now, I make way more money than he does over at Little Face Coffee, you should know that. Big Face is still the one. But you know, it's all love."
