Jimmy Butler defends Morgan Wallen's use of n-word, wants to perform with country star

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In early 2021, a video surfaced of country star Morgan Wallen using the n-word, an act he apologized for, and certainly was not canceled for.

It was a big controversy for Wallen, whose career was just beginning to take off. But one of his good friends, Jimmy Butler, says it's a non-issue.

"Wasn’t no controversy for me," the Miami Heat superstar said in an interview to Rolling Stone.

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Jimmy Butler and Morgan Wallen are good friends.

Butler said he didn't see the video, but "I didn’t look much into it, and I’m notgoing to look much into it," adding that he knows the "Last Night" singer's true intentions.

"I don’t think he’s a bad human being in any way, shape or form. He isa friend of mine, and I don’t know what happened," Butler continued. "Obviously, it was a mistake, I think he learned from it, I think he knows better, and I don’t know what was said and in what context, but I think he’s an incredible human being who made a mistake."

He even tried to perform alongside Wallen when he was in Toronto for a concert on his birthday last month.

"I just want to sing one line of ‘’98 Braves.’ Maybe I’ll sing a whole verse!" he said.

A violent brawl broke at a Morgan Wallen concert in Pittsburgh. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)

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Butler himself just helped the Heat get to another NBA Finals appearance, where he would blast Wallen's songs in the locker room. But whenever his playing days come to an end, he wants to join Wallen on the country music scene.

Butler said he "fell in love" with country music when he was a