随着NBA自三月中旬以来第一次重返赛场，许多球员选择在球衣背面用社会公正的信息来代替自己的名字，比如“平等”、“和平”、“黑人生命重要”，选择了一种不同的方式来处理他的球衣。
巴特勒试着穿上一件完全没有名字的运动衫。虽然巴特勒对他穿毛衣的消息很令人钦佩，但NBA却不允许他穿。
据《纽约时报》的马克·斯坦因（Marc Stein）说，NBA对此事的声明是这样的：球员协会和NBA一致同意，球员球衣背面不显示姓名或信息，这是对有关球衣规则的修改
这听起来有点吝啬，但巴特勒显然对NBA的声明感到困惑，Stein说：
吉米·巴特勒说他不知道为什么在蒂波夫之前他被要求换球衣，他补充说：“我不在乎联盟的解释。巴特勒说，他对我的队友表示同情，并称如果他再次尝试穿着一件空白球衣比赛，那将是“有待决定的”
迈阿密热火队在7月发布的一段视频中概述了选择戴空白的原因：
原标题：
Heat’s Jimmy Butler reacts to NBA telling him to change jersey
原文：
With the NBA returning to action for the first time since mid-March, many players have opted to replace their own names on the back of their jerseys with messages of social justice such as âEquality,â âPeace,â or âBlack Lives Matter.â Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat, however, opted for a different approach to his jersey.
Butler tried donning a completely blank jersey with no name on it at all. Though Butlerâs message for why he wore the blank jersey was admirable, the NBA did not allow him to wear it.
According to Marc Stein of the New York Times, the NBAâs statement on the matter was this: âDisplaying no name or message on the back of a playerâs jersey was not an option among the social justice messages agreed upon by the Players Association and the NBA as modifications to the rules regarding uniforms.â
That sounds a tad parsimonious, but Butler was apparently nonplussed by the NBAâs statement, once more according to Stein:
âJimmy Butler says he doesn’t know exactly why he was asked to change his jersey before tipoff and adds “I don’t careâ about the league’s explanation. Butler said he relented âfor my teammatesâ and described it as âto be determinedâ if he tries to play in a blank jersey again.â
The reason opted to wear a blank was outlined in a video released by the Miami Heat in July:
