JB: Juanea, you and your son are obviously very close. My EKG came back abnormal, and through other tests, they found out I had hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. And I was diagnosed from a preliminary physical exam where we did an EKG and other physical-type stuff. Just got to college, playing college basketball. Josh Benjamin: Jared, when were you first diagnosed with HCM? Though not a New York sports story, theirs was too important not to share.
They discussed not only how HCM positively affected his basketball journey, but their journey as a family as well. Jared and his mother, Juanea, recently took the time to sit down with ESNY. He’s a spokesman for a new website,, where people can research the mostly asymptomatic and congenital condition and know the signs. Four years ago, he was diagnosed with the heart condition hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM, and is now looking to spread awareness of it. Butler averaged 15.2 points and five assists per game in the tournament and was named Most Outstanding Player.īut what many fans don’t know about Jared Butler is on top of having a lot of heart, he’s always monitoring it. He was instrumental in leading the scrappy and passionate Baylor Bears all the way to the final, where they defeated a tough Gonzaga squad. If there’s one thing Utah Jazz rookie Jared Butler has, it’s heart.Īnyone who watched the 2021 NCAA Tournament knows that. You’d never know it, but Utah Jazz rookie Jared Butler has been playing basketball with a heart condition for years.
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