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NBA Legend Jimmy Butler Has Joined The Voice: Battle of Champions: “Go Coaches!”

Another champion has entered the building.

Let another all-star has joined The Voice: Battle of Champions! NBA champion and Golden State Warriors star Jimmy Butler is crossing paths with Season 29’s Coaches Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, and Adam Levine, as well as The Voice’s longtime Host Carson Daly, to finish off this action-packed competition with a bang.

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Not long after NBA legend Derek Fisher provided commentary earlier on this season, Butler is set to appear during The Voice: Battle of Champions’ two-night Finale event: the Semi-Finals on Monday, April 13, followed by the Finale on Tuesday, April 14. The six-time NBA All-Star, aka Jimmy Buckets, will surely amp up the Coaches and Season 29’s remaining Artists as the audience prepares to choose The Voice’s newest winner.

“Hey Voice fans! Jimmy Butler here in the flesh, super excited to be here,” Butler said in a video teasing his meet-up with The Voice Coaches, calling himself a “super fan.” The video also reveals that Butler will give Clarkson, Levine, and Legend an NBA-worthy introduction to kick off the two-night Finale event. “Go Coaches!”

Jimmy Butler joins The Voice: Battle of Champions for Season 29’s two-night Finale event

Jimmy Butler III #10 of the Golden State Warriors is guarded by Jordan Clarkson #00 of the New York Knicks at Chase Center on January 15, 2026 in San Francisco, California.

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With his NBA career dating back 2011, Butler has played for the Chicago Bulls, the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Philadelphia 76ers, the Miami Heat, and currently, the Golden State Warriors. What’s more, he’s also been known to take the mic and show off his own singing chops.

In 2024, Butler was seen belting out to Vanessa Carlton’s “A Thousand Miles” while signing autographs for fans. Just recently, Butler amped up the crowd at a Warriors’ Open Practice when he sang Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tispy).” Back in 2015, in a video for the Chicago Bulls, Butler revealed he’s not only Swiftie and is a big fan of her 2012 bop “I Knew You Were Trouble,” he joked about exploring a future singing career after he ages out of basketball. “This is my calling, this is what I do, I sing,” he said in the interview. “I only got like a couple more years at this basketball thing ’cause singing is really starting to take over.”

Butler may love to sing, but he was off by a long shot in the sports department. But now, the NBA forward will immerse himself in the most musical environment possible of the set of The Voice!

In The Voice’s video revealing Butler’s upcoming debut, the NBA star can been seen mingling with Clarkson, Legend, and Levine behind the scenes. “I get to hang out with Kelly, with John, with Adam,” Butler says in the video, asking for music advice from Levine, who would rather play a game of HORSE.

John Legend, Kelly Clarkson, Adam Levine, and CeeLo Green appear on The Voice Season 29 Episode 7.

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The Voice: Battle of Champions

The Voice Season 29 is shaking things up, premiering on Monday, February 23 at 9/8c on NBC and streaming the next day on Peacock.

Officially titled The Voice: Battle of Champions, Season 29 features the show’s first-ever three-Coach lineup, putting The Voice OGs Kelly Clarkson, Adam Levine, and John Legend back in the red chairs for an epic showdown.

The Voice Season 29 will also introduce fresh format updates such as the “Triple Turn Competition” and the “Super Steal.” You also won’t want to miss the exciting return of CeeLoo Green in a totally new role.

The NBA Playoffs begin on April 19 on NBC and Peacock

Anthony Davis of the Los Angeles Lakers playing against the San Antonio Spurs in the Emirates NBA Cup game on November 15, 2024 in San Antonio, Texas; Luka Doncic of the Los Angeles Lakers playing against Utah Jazz on February 12, 2025 in Salt Lake City, Utah; Jimmy Butler #10 of the Golden State Warriors playing against the Dallas Mavericks on February 12, 2025 in Dallas, Texas.

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Just days after The Voice crowns this season’s winners, the NBA Playoffs begin! You can catch all the action as it unfolds starting  April 19, exclusively on NBC and Peacock. 

But before that happens, you won’t want to miss Butler’s debut on The Voice! Watch the two-night finale event for The Voice: Battle of Champions at 9/8c on April 13 and April 14 on NBC and streaming the next day on Peacock.