The Miami Heat seem to be pretty big on music in the locker room and at practices. It’s been a running theme of their season — particularly with Jimmy Butler’s influence weighing heavily on what’s played.
Nickelback seems to consistently be a popular pick from Butler, but after Tina Turner’s death on Wednesday, the team decided to switch things up a bit.
Turner, who was affectionately known as the “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” had some absolute bangers that we all know and love. From “Proud Mary” to “GoldenEye” and so many more. Almost any Tina song will light up a room.
But when “What’s love got to do with it?” comes on? Whew. It’s just different.
That’s what the Heat were playing during the team’s shootaround on Thursday ahead of Game 4.
Heat playing Tina Turner “what’s love got to do with it” as shoot around wraps up. pic.twitter.com/INNatGrHg4
— Will Manso (@WillManso) May 25, 2023
What a vibe, man. That’s just perfect. The pre-game shootaround song doesn’t have much to do with the actual action on the court, obviously. But, with these vibes? It’s certainly going to be hard to pick against the Heat tonight.