Jimmy Butler was not destined for greatness. He had to grind his way toward a potential Hall of Fame career. The Houston, Texas native became homeless at just 13 years old after his mother kicked him out,

The Golden State Warriors and Orlando Magic punched their tickets to the playoffs with wins Tuesday night in the NBA’s play-in tournament. The Magic made easy work of the Atlanta Hawks while the Warriors played a nail-biter against the Memphis Grizzlies.

He could be heard, loud and clear, notedly loquacious teammate Draymond Green said after Butler scored 38 points in a 121-116 play-in victory over Memphis in his postseason debut for the Warriors . “He had not yelled at anybody since he’s been here,” Green said, before adding. “He’s, like, yelling at guys now. Like it’s a totally different person.”