The press have become an integral part of how we consume our sports media, providing inside takes and stories from our favorite athletes. Without the help of field reporters getting quips and quotes from our highly praised sports personalities, the experience just wouldn't be the same.
Reporters able to interview superstar athletes like Jimmy Butler show us just how prepared some of these athletes are to handle the media. For Butler, he seems to handle talking about other NBA stars in a careful way.
Butler, on if LBJ is toughest guard: "If I say he is, then next time I play Durant, he's going to try to score 60. You're not gonna get me."
— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) March 28, 2017
The young Chicago Bulls leader simply knows better. He knows inciting an unwarranted challenge from another athlete is possible based on the way a reporter words their question, so he takes a more conservative route. Although he is probably more than fit for the challenge, his team is teetering as the 9th seed in the Eastern Conference, and a playoff appearance would be nice.
Butler might have to be even more careful how he answers his questions though. Who knows? Maybe the likes of Russell Westbrook or James Harden will be triggered by the fact that their names weren't mentioned.
It's all fun and games at the end of the day.
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