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Last October, Jimmy Butler made headlines across the sports world when he erupted at a Minnesota Timberwolves practice facility. The event made players and staff choose sides, ultimately resulting in Butler’s trade to the Philadelphia 76ers. According to the StarTribune, Derrick Rose, Butler’s former teammate on two teams including the Wolves, speaks about the infamous outburst in […]
LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers desperately need another superstar-type player to pair with The King, and according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, the four-time MVP is hard at work. Windhorst reports that the recruitment process is already underway for James, who has reportedly been in contact with Kawhi Leonard and Jimmy Butler. “From […]
The series between the Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers has been chippy, to say the least. And the Nets in particular think the refs should have been tougher on some of the contact between players. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Nets believe Joel Embiid should have been assessed Flagrant 2s for his fouls in Games 2 and 4. […]
Antonio Brown is speaking his mind once again, this time about his friend Jimmy Butler. Brown tweeted that for all his intensity and expectations, Butler is a full-on welcher. The star receiver pointed out that Butler hasn’t paid up on a $30,000 bet that he could keep Brown from catching a pass in the end zone. The wager […]
Derrick Rose helped Karl-Anthony Towns get through his spats with Jimmy Butler earlier this season, according to University of Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari. Rose walked Towns through his rough patch with Butler before he was traded to the Sixers. Of course, Towns and Rose (over at Memphis) both played under Calipari in their college days. “I bet […]
What happened to the brotherhood? Ben Simmons and Jimmy Butler had opposing reactions to the Philadelphia 76ers‘ 123-121 loss to the lowly Atlanta Hawks on Friday. “I think we were just too soft. I just don’t think we’re physical enough. I think defensively, we’re not taking it personal enough when guys score on us,” Simmons […]
All is not right in Philadelphia. New addition Jimmy Butler has clashed with coach Brett Brown over his role in the 76ers‘ offense, league sources tell ESPN. The insiders say Butler “aggressively challenged” Brown about his role in the offense, where Butler would prefer to play in a more pick-and-roll and iso-heavy offense, rather than the free-flowing one Brown […]
The Philadelphia 76ers have gone 8-3 since they pulled Jimmy Butler out of a tense situation in Minnesota. Things may look fine, but according to Sixers big man Joel Embiid, adding Butler to the offense has thrown a wrench in his game. After being benched on Friday so that he could rest, Embiid expressed concerns […]
Jimmy Butler is (hopefully) heading to greener pastures with the Philadelphia 76ers after forcing his way out of Minnesota. On Saturday, the Timberwolves dealt Butler to the 76ers in exchange for Robert Covington and Dario Saric, ending the four-time All-Star’s nearly two-month push for a trade. On Monday, NBC Sports Philadelphia caught up with the newest member of the 76ers shortly after his plane landed […]
Jimmy Butler is known for being a bit…passionate about his teammates’ mistakes. Markelle Fultz is currently known for shots like this: So when NBA Twitter learned that Fultz would have to work on his jumper in front of Butler, they couldn’t help but joke about being a fly on the wall of those tense, […]
