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Philadelphia 76ers guard Jimmy Butler admitted he almost quit basketball entirely during his time at Marquette University as a freshman, playing under Golden Eagles former coach Buzz Williams. The Sixers star told Taylor Rooks of Bleacher Report about the time he almost called it quits before even reaching the NBA level. Asked of the saddest […]

Jimmy Butler doesn’t care what you think – in some form, at least. If you must have an opinion on the Philadelphia 76ers superstar, though, he apparently prefers it to be a negative one. In a sprawling, thoughtful, expletive-laden interview with Bleacher Report’s Taylor Rooks, the notoriously combative Butler opened about living in the spotlight, […]

New York Knicks legend Charles Oakley recently made some pretty bold predictions about the future of the franchise. Speaking to Bill Simmons for The Ringer, Oakley dropped a bomb by giving us some insider knowledge on Amazon CEO and president Jeff Bezos potentially taking over as Knicks owner: Oak Bomb!!!!!pic.twitter.com/qJDqJ05Dch — Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) April […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will be without star forward Jimmy Butler for Monday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks, according to Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer. Butler is dealing with back tightness and will be day-to-day moving forward, unlike his frontcourt partner Joel Embiid, who is slated to miss the next two games for load management […]

Jimmy Butler is often tagged as a chemistry killer during his stint with the Chicago Bulls and the Minnesota Timberwolves. There were also doubts about how his strong personality will affect the Philadelphia 76ers when he was acquired earlier in the season. Some Sixers fans feared that Butler will ruin team chemistry and the future […]

Jimmy Butler had a falling out with the Minnesota Timberwolves before he was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers. While Butler reportedly had a tumultuous relationship with their front office and some players, the superstar guard remains close with some of his former teammates. According to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic, Timberwolves guard Jeff Teague and […]

Superstar guard Jimmy Butler sounded like he is ready to call Philadelphia his home despite the uncertainty surrounding his future with the team. There were questions about how Butler will fit into the Philadelphia 76ers because of his strong personality. There were doubts about his willingness to step aside in favor of resident Sixers stars […]

On paper, there is no doubt that the Philadelphia 76ers have one of the deepest rosters in the league right now. Along with All-Stars Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid, they have an efficient two-way forward in Tobias Harris and a defensive stud in Jimmy Butler. The four Sixers standouts are also surrounded by role players […]

It’s no secret that Jimmy Butler didn’t have the best relationships with some of his old teammates on the Minnesota Timberwolves. While much of the drama and speculation involved Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins, big man Gorgui Dieng also had some beef with Butler. The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski mentioned an incident that went down at […]

Philadelphia 76ers stud Jimmy Butler was greeted with a host of boos on Saturday as he made his return to his former stomping ground. The Minneosta Timberwolves were hosting the Sixers, and the home crowd made sure that Butler knew how they felt about him. However, Wolves head coach Ryan Saunders was pure class as […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves played “You’re So Vain” by Carly Simon on Saturday when Philadelphia Sixers small forward Jimmy Butler was introduced in the starting lineups. Butler was viciously booed by Timberwolves fans. The four-time All-Star, of course, requested a trade from Minnesota at the beginning of the season and was ultimately dealt to the 76ers […]

After a tumultuous period that led to the parting of ways between Jimmy Butler and the Minnesota Timberwolves, the All-Star swingman made his return to his old stomping ground as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers. It’s been months since Butler was traded to the Eastern Conference powerhouse, but the Minnesota faithful’s old wounds have […]

Jimmy Butler is back in Minnesota on Saturday to take on Karl-Anthony Towns and the Timberwolves. Butler requested a trade from the Timberwolves at the beginning of the season and it is believed his relationship with Towns is one of the main reasons he wanted out of Minnesota. Speaking to reporters after the Philadelphia 76ers […]

Jimmy Butler is poised to receive a villain’s welcome when he returns to Minneapolis on Saturday night for the first time since he forced a trade from the Minnesota Timberwolves. If the Philadelphia 76ers star is to be believed, though, he’ll relish the boos raining down from an angry Target Center crowd. Why? As Butler […]

The Los Angeles Lakers reportedly tried to acquire Jimmy Butler from the Minnesota Timberwolves at the beginning of the 2018-19 season, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN. The Timberwolves ended up trading Butler to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Jerryd Bayless, Robert Covington, Dario Saric and a 2022 second-round pick on Nov. 12: A source familiar with the […]

Philadelphia 76ers guard Jimmy Butler is bound to face a rollercoaster summer at the end of this season, bound to opt out of the last year of his contract in hopes to secure a long-term deal to set up the biggest deal of his career. Teams like the Los Angeles Lakers, the L.A. Clippers and […]

Philadelphia 76ers general manager Elton Brand won’t make much of Jimmy Butler’s reported run-ins with players and coaches, even downplaying an earlier event that saw him challenge Sixers coach Brett Brown over his role and pick-and-roll opportunities. Brown was reportedly asking for ideas and opinions and Butler offered up his thoughts in his usual lively, […]

The Los Angeles Clippers’ interest in All-Star small forward Jimmy Butler this summer is reportedly “slim to none,” according to Sam Amick of The Athletic. Butler will become an unrestricted free agent this summer once he declines his 2019-20 player option with the Sixers. The swingman has been linked to the Clippers in the past. […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves traded Jimmy Butler to the Philadelpha 76ers in November. Butler had criticized former teammates Karl Anthony-Towns and Andrew Wiggins, especially during their brief run in the playoffs last season. Ahead of his return to Minneapolis for the first time since the trade, Butler already expects himself to be the villain. He also […]

Sixers small forward Jimmy Butler isn’t like everyone else. He doesn’t care if you hate him because he knows who he is and his friends and family love him. Butler’s reputation around the league has taken a hit. After everything that happened with the Chicago Bulls and Minnesota Timberwolves, people believe Butler is a diva […]

For the first time since being traded to the Philadelphia 76ers, Jimmy Butler will return to Minneapolis to face his former team, the Minnesota Timberwolves. The former All-Star heavily criticized his teammates, particularly Karl Anthony-Towns and Andrew Wiggins, during his time with the Wolves. Butler was then shipped to Philly in November. When asked by […]

If he decides to leave the Philadelphia 76ers in the offseason, All-Star small forward Jimmy Butler will reportedly angle to go to either the New York Knicks or Brooklyn Nets, with the LA Clippers in play too, according to Sean Deveney of Sporting News. Butler becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer once he declines his […]

The Sixers have three players from their current starting lineup who will be unrestricted free agents this summer and small forward Jimmy Butler is seen by NBA execs as the most likely player to be elsewhere next season, according to Sean Deveney of Sporting News. Butler, swingman Tobias Harris and shooting guard J.J. Redick all […]

Jimmy Butler’s agent, Bernie Lee, made the case for his client’s prospect as a franchise player ahead of a free-agency stint that could see him get close to $190 million in a long-term deal, something the Philadelphia 76ers must gauge soon after the end of the season. While other agents are quick to list accolades […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have emerged as potential favorites in the East going into the final stretch of the 2018-19 NBA season. It is clear swingman Jimmy Butler has high expectations for this team moving forward. Philadelphia has gone all out on upgrading their roster this season. According to ESPN’s Tim Bontemps, Butler is confident in […]

A photo of Philadelphia 76ers wing Jimmy Butler being jokingly choked by teammate T.J. McConnell is currently making the rounds on social media. According to Butler himself, the reason behind McConnell’s decision to apply a half-hearted death choke on him was all because of his refusal to remove the Marquette-inspired pair of kicks he had […]

After beating the Milwaukee Bucks on the road, the Philadelphia 76ers made sure to show their appreciation to their fans who showed up at the Firserv Forum to cheer for them. After the game, Ben Simmons and Jimmy Butler spent brief moments interacting with Sixers fans in Milwaukee. https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1107413542771326977 Ben Simmons took time to sign […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown was pleased with how Jimmy Butler played in Friday night’s 123-114 victory over the Sacramento Kings. Brown admitted, per ESPN, that the two-way forward is Philadelphia’s “bell ringer” and that they will only go as far as he takes them. “He was our bell ringer,” Brown said. “We will […]

Philadelphia 76ers’ Jimmy Butler is having an underwhelming season, but he continues to remind everyone that he’s still the same skilled, athletic forward that once made the All-Star team. During the first half of the Sixers’ game against the Sacramento Kings, Butler was fouled hard by Sacramento Kings’ Nemanja Bjelica. But he didn’t allow the opponent […]

The relationship between Philadelphia 76ers star small forward Jimmy Butler and Sixers head coach Brett Brown has been in question ever since a report came out in January stating Butler aggressively challenged Brown in a film session over how he was being used on offense. Because it’s Butler and he has a history of being […]

On Thursday, Fox Sports analyst Chris Broussard joined Undisputed. Broussard opened the segment by saying he didn’t believe superstar free agents Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving would join LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. He instead responded with two different targets – Anthony Davis and Jimmy Butler. During the show, he discussed the future […]

The Sixers have released an official injury report ahead of Tuesday night’s home game against the Cavs. Among the players listed are Boban Marjanovic and Jimmy Butler. Marjanovic, who missed the last five games due to a knee injury, has been cleared for action. However, Butler will be held out for what the team is […]

The Philadelphia 76ers got blown out by the surging Houston Rockets 107-91, in a game where they had no answer for the reigning league Most Valuable Player, James Harden. The Beard flirted with a triple-double, finishing with 31 points, 10 rebounds, and seven assists, and scored 20 points in the first half alone. After the […]

There has been no shortage of drama in the 2018-2019 NBA campaign. NBA Twitter has lived up to its knee-slapping meme and GIF-centric reputation on a nightly basis. Beat reporters have spilled nuggets of juicy information to the public. Some of the league’s most outspoken athletes haven’t needed a messenger, delivering harsh post-game diatribes about […]

The 2017 trade deal that centered around Zach LaVine and Jimmy Butler now feels like a lifetime away. It was one of the biggest deals of that offseason, with the Chicago Bulls and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulling the trigger on a franchise-altering trade. On Wednesday night, LaVine and the Bulls faced off against Butler and […]

It appears that Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard Jimmy Butler and head coach Brett Brown are still plodding away at establishing their player-to-coach relationship. Before returning back onto the floor in the late stages of the team’s Wednesday night matchup against the Chicago Bulls, Butler was seen (with Brown just steps away) directing ire after a go-ahead […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves entered the 2018-19 campaign with Jimmy Butler on the roster, but there wasn’t a soul on the planet who thought Butler would make it through the season with the team. It was obvious that Butler wasn’t too fond of Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins and also had issues with the coaching staff […]

Jimmy Butler probably isn’t the one best-suited to assessing what the younger generation of NBA players needs from a head coach. Having said that, it’s entirely unsurprising to learn that the Philadelphia 76ers star believes Jim Boylen is a good fit for the Chicago Bulls. Jimmy Butler says he wasn’t surprised #Bulls tabbed Jim Boylen […]

Jimmy Butler’s exit from the Chicago Bulls during the summer of 2017 may not have been on a good note, but he will always have fond memories of the Windy City, telling K.C. Johnson of The Chicago Tribune that it is “still home” and that he “loves it” in the city. Jimmy Butler: “This is […]