Apr 17, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) reacts after a collision during the fourth quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers in a play-in game of the 2024 NBA playoffs at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

What Is Miami Heat Equivalent Of Robert Downey Jr. Moving To Dark Side In The Avengers?

Originally posted on Miami Heat on SI | By Scott Salomon | Last updated Jul 28, 2024 6:52 PM ET

Heroes have a tendency to disappoint us.

Sometimes they start out as good guys, Then they turn to the dark side.

Take Hulk Hogan for example. Everyone loved him with his affable shtick as "The Hulkster" on WWE. However, after many years of playing the fan favorite, he turned dark. The blonde beard and mustache went black. He became Hollywood Hogan when joined the NWO.

He turned into the villain. He was the bad guy.

Now, Robert Downey, Jr., the hero who starred as Tony Stark in Iron Man, is going to the dark side. After being one of The Avengers' leaders, he is going from a deceased Stark to playing Doctor Doom in the next movie in the series starting in 2026.

Downey Jr., wants to destroy the Earth after once trying to save it.

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Which brings us to the local sports perspective.

The move resembles if Jimmy Butler left the Miami Heat next summer to play for the hated rival Boston Celtics. When LeBron James left the Cleveland Cavaliers the first time, the Heat weren't a top rival.

The Heat and Celtics have met in the playoffs four times in the past five season, making Butler's departure greater.

Butler, a Heat fan favorite, would clearly become a super villain, The South Beach version of Doctor Doom, Booed every time he touched the ball for the Celtics at the Kaseya Center.

Just imagine Butler going rogue. Like Doom, wearing leprechaun green, cape and all. The Celtics shamrock serving as a signal evil is lurking.

This is all hypothetical but can you imagine Butler pulling a Downey Jr.?

This article first appeared on Miami Heat on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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