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It was never going to be a happy reunion for Jimmy Butler and the Philadelphia 76ers, but the intensity of the boos and jeering Sixers fans laid out on the Miami Heat shooting swingman still caught some people off guard. However, Butler knew coming into the Wells Fargo Center that it was going to happen. […]

As expected, Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler was heavily booed by Sixers fans on Saturday in his return to Philadelphia. Jimmy Butler met with quite a few boos tonight in team introductions. pic.twitter.com/ewuVTrxKXa — NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) November 24, 2019 Butler played 55 games for the Sixers last season after the team acquired him […]

Former Miami Heat center Alonzo Mourning is really liking what he is seeing from Jimmy Butler and the rest of the crew in South Beach this season. Butler, the new franchise player for the Heat in the post-Dwyane Wade era, has Miami off to a 10-3 start. Mourning says he’s very impressed with how selfless […]

Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen says Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler is one of his favorite players of all-time. Boylen was an assistant coach under Fred Hoiberg for two years while Butler was still on the Bulls. Jim Boylen just shared hug with Jimmy Butler and then called him one of his favorite players […]

The Chicago Bulls honored Luol Deng on Wednesday against the Detroit Pistons, a game Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler wishes he could have attended. Deng was Butler’s mentor with the Bulls before Chicago traded Luol to the Cleveland Cavaliers during the 2013-14 season. Back in Chicago on Friday to face the Bulls, Butler talked about […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler returns to Wells Fargo Center on Saturday to face the Philadelphia 76ers. Butler played 55 games for the Sixers last season after the team acquired him from the Minnesota Timberwolves. The four-time All-Star small forward got multiple standing ovations from the Philly crowd during the 2019 playoffs, but that’s likely […]

Though they’re together now, there was a time when Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra shared a rivalry with Jimmy Butler and the Chicago Bulls. Spoelstra says he and Butler discuss their former rivalry from time to time, hearkening back to the 2013 Eastern Conference Semifinals. It was a time in which LeBron James was […]

Jimmy Butler’s venture with the Miami Heat has been going better than anticipated, as his team is flying high with a 10-3 record and four straight wins to put them in third place in the Eastern Conference. Butler was grinning from ear to ear, even after coming back into familiar soil, set to face his […]

Throughout his NBA career, Jimmy Butler has earned the reputation of being something of a rough teammate. It began in his final seasons with the Chicago Bulls and then really blew up with the Minnesota Timberwolves, when he took part in a dramatic practice session to prove a point and help force his way out. […]

Kawhi Leonard’s series-clinching three in Game 7 of the 2019 Eastern Conference Semifinals had several implications for Jimmy Butler, who was then playing for the Sixers. Many favored the Sixers to win the East, but Leonard’s fortunate bounce sent the Sixers home packing and led the Raptors to their first championship in franchise history. A […]

Jimmy Butler gave former teammate Joel Embiid some praise of the highest order, not only calling him the best player in the league but also attesting to his talent level and dedication to be recognized as just that. The now-Miami Heat star jelled with the Philadelphia 76ers talisman in ways he hasn’t meshed with other […]

While most of the media is focusing on other teams through the early stages of this season, Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat are quietly off to the best start in franchise history. The only question is: are they for real? For Butler, the answer is yes. “We can’t keep surprising people,” Butler said after […]

The Miami Heat are off to an excellent start to this season, and Jimmy Butler wants everyone to know that they are “for real.” Butler and the Heat have won four straight games, including Wednesday night’s 124-100 thrashing of the Cavs. Miami is 10-3 overall, which ties the best 13-game start in team history (the […]

Jimmy Butler is loving life right now. He’s living in beautiful Miami, has a new daughter and is the star player for the Miami Heat, who are 9-3 on the season. Butler has been fitting in with the Heat very well so far. Why? Because the franchise is allowing the four-time All-Star to be himself: […]

Jimmy Butler currently leads the Miami Heat in scoring and assists. The four-time All-Star is averaging a team-high 18.4 points and 7.2 assists through the Heat’s first 12 games. Heat legend Udonis Haslem admits he didn’t know how unselfish Butler is, while rookie Kendrick Nunn says the 30-year-old is “a great passer.” “I didn’t know […]

Miami Heat star small forward Jimmy Butler intends to play against the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday despite dealing with an illness. However, the Heat will be without point guard Goran Dragic who is sick as well. Jimmy Butler is questionable but intends to play and Goran Dragic will not play tonight. Both dealing with […]

Back in October 2018, the Minnesota Timberwolves were in panic mode, as star wing Jimmy Butler made it obvious that he did not want to be there and threw an infamous tantrum in practice to try and force his way out. But even though the Timberwolves were panicking, they somehow settled for a trade offer […]

NBA icon Dwyane Wade is pleased with the way Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat are performing through the early stages of this season. Miami is carrying a 6-3 record through their first nine games of this campaign, and Butler is playing well. The former Marquette Golden Eagle has made six appearances with the Heat […]

On Thursday against the Phoenix Suns, Miami Heat rookie Tyler Herro told All-Star small forward Jimmy Butler to get out of his way because he wanted to guard Suns star Devin Booker. Both Herro and Booker played their college ball at Kentucky, so the Heat youngster took his matchup with Booker — one of the […]

Jimmy Butler trotted out a 30-point half after mostly filling in the gaps during his first four games with the team after the birth of his daughter. That barrage of buckets helped the Miami Heat trot out a 124-108 effort to light out the Phoenix Suns. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra was glad to finally […]

Jimmy Butler had one heck of a game against the Phoenix Suns and we can’t blame him if he wanted the spotlight all for himself on Thursday night. Led by Butler’s 34 points, the Miami Heat sent the surging Phoenix Suns back to earth with a 124-108 victory at the Talking Stick Resort Arena. The […]

Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat notched 30 points in the first half against the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night. Those 30 points in one half matched a feat not done by a Heat player since LeBron James was taking Miami to the NBA Finals every season: Jimmy Butler is the first Heat player with […]

Miami Heat swingman Jimmy Butler is pretty much unstoppable when he gets it going on offense – regardless if he has two shoes on or not. With under two minutes left in the second quarter of the Heat versus Phoenix Suns clash on Thursday, the 30-year-old wing player lost his right shoe after bumping into […]

Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat exploded for 30 points in the first half against the Phoenix Suns with 18 of those points coming in the first half. Jimmy Butler had a near perfect 1st half 🔥 30 PTS9/10 FG2/2 3PT10/10 FT pic.twitter.com/yKRi3w0uhP — Bleacher Report NBA (@BR_NBA) November 8, 2019 Butler is slowly getting […]

Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams and Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler were together in Philadelphia last season when Butler was on the Sixers and Williams was an assistant coach. Williams and the Suns host Butler and the Heat on Thursday. At the Suns’ pregame shootaround, Williams said “there’s nothing” Butler can’t do on a […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler recently said he knew he could play in the NBA after seeing Lance Stephenson play. Stephenson reacted to Butler’s comment by saying, “That boy look up to me, don’t downgrade talent. I motivate you to work hard and get in that gym. You love my game don’t be scared to […]

Jimmy Butler threw shade at Lance Stephenson in a recent interview, and all fans knew it was only a matter of time before “Born Ready” clapped back. The outspoken Miami Heat forward recently claimed that he knew he could cut it in the NBA after seeing a guy like Stephenson make it. Stephenson, who now […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler knew he could play in the NBA after seeing Lance Stephenson play. Butler, who has turned himself into one of the best two-way players in the game, was on Vince Carter’s podcast and told the Atlanta Hawks veteran that seeing Stephenson play in the NBA was a sign that he […]

Yes, the most notable highlight of the young 2019-20 NBA season for the Minnesota Timberwolves has been Karl-Anthony Towns getting into a fight with Joel Embiid. This comes after Towns, Jimmy Butler, and the Timberwolves had their ugly falling-out last season, which concluded with the organization trading Butler and finishing with a losing record (36-46). […]

The Miami Heat was one of the teams expected to fight for one of the last few playoff spots in the East. Yet they have impressed early, getting off to a 5-1 start and standing second in the conference after leading the league in point differential (plus-11.2 points per game). New franchise star Jimmy Butler […]

Jimmy Butler joined the Miami Heat as part of a four-team deal in July, leaving the Philadelphia 76ers. It was a decision that was met with a certain level of scrutiny, which he believes was disrespectful. “Mother——s act like I’m not a good basketball player,” Butler told Yahoo Sports. “Like for real. Just think about […]

Jimmy Butler’s arrival at South Beach with the Miami Heat might have had more to do with personal reasons than finding his own basketball nirvana. The 6-foot-7 forward had the chance to sign a five-year, $190 million deal to remain with the Philadelphia 76ers, but opted to take much less in a sign-and-trade that sent […]

The Miami Heat have taken the Eastern Conference by surprise and surfaced as one of the teams that fans should keep an eye on through the early stretch of the season. Jimmy Butler missed the team’s first three games of the season after the birth of his child, but the Heat have steamrolled since his […]

The Miami Heat may be without two of their top players when they take on the Houston Rockets on Sunday night. According to Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel, wings Jimmy Butler and Justise Winslow are both listed as questionable for the Heat’s matchup with the Rockets. Butler is dealing with a left […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler struggled from the field in the team’s win over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night. However, he made up for it through other aspects of the game. Butler’s contributions produced a rare stat line that puts him beside James Harden, Draymond Green, Andrei Kirilenko, and Jamaal Tinsley. Per Tim Reynolds […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler has finally broken his silence on the fight between Sixers big man Joel Embiid and Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns. Butler, who has played with both Embiid and Towns, knew Embiid was going to drag him into the social media jabs on Wednesday night: Jimmy Butler to @KristenLedlow on Embiid-Towns: […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler thanked former teammate Joel Embiid for dragging him into his feud with Karl-Anthony Towns after the two got into it on Wednesday night and were consequently ejected from the game. The beef between the two centers was prolonged on social media, where Embiid tagged Butler in a post indirectly directed […]

Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid and Minnesota Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns were involved in a scuffle on Wednesday night, and it seems that their former teammate Jimmy Butler, now with the Miami Heat, was entertained by the incident. Jimmy Butler liked the fight video post on IG between Karl-Anthony Towns and Joel Embiid, both of whom are […]

Jimmy Butler finally made his long-awaited debut for the Miami Heat on Tuesday, as he helped his side to a 112-97  victory against the Atlanta Hawks. The 30-year-old missed his team’s first three games of the new season as he attended to the birth of his new daughter, but he was more than happy to […]