The Miami Heat entered Wednesday night's game against the Golden State Warriors with the best record in the eastern conference. But not all is good in Miami. Early in the third quarter, the visiting Warriors went on a 13-0 run, forcing the Heat to call timeout. During that timeout, Heat superstar Jimmy Butler and former longtime Heat player Udonis Haslem appeared to get into a heated confrontation.
Udonis Haslem vs Jimmy Butler 👀
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Haslem is seen in the video having to be held back by Bam Adebayo. A higher view from another video shows Butler also being held back as Haslem is pointing in his direction.
Jimmy Butler and Udonis Haslem. 😳
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It's unknown exactly what caused the confrontation. But just prior to that beef, it appeared that Heat coach Erik Spoelstra and Butler were at odds also, with Spoelstra being held back by Heat players.
You could say things were pretty heated on the bench between Erik Spoelstra, Udonis Haslem and Jimmy Butler 😲
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The little dust-up didn't settle things down for Miami as the Warriors would continue that streak to 19-0 before the Heat finally scored.
Haslem spent his entire 19-year career with the Miami Heat. Haslem played 859 games for them, which is the second most in franchise history. He was part of three championship teams.
Meanwhile, Butler is the franchise's top player and known as one of the best two-way players in the NBA. Butler is in his third season with Miami, after spending the majority of his career with the Chicago Bulls. Butler is averaging 21.3 points per game, to go along with six rebounds and just under six assists per game. His pesky defense is what truly separates Butler though. He is among the league leaders with 1.7 steals per game this season.
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