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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 […]

Jimmy Butler’s career hasn’t exactly gone as planned since he forced his way out of the Windy City in 2017. Now playing for his second team in as many seasons, the former Chicago Bulls star is returning to United Center on Wednesday as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers. And despite his controversial departure from […]

The NBA’s latest on-court fashion fad has caught Jimmy Butler. The Philadelphia 76ers star wore a wide headband that ties in the back during his team’s 114-106 win over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night, a look first made popular by New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday that has swept across the league in the […]

The East is home to some of the league’s strongest teams this season and among them is the Philadelphia 76ers. For a time in this decade, the Sixers were the laughingstock of the league, having perfected “The Process,” tanking season after season for the sake of obtaining high draft picks and trading away good players […]

Philadelphia 76ers owner Josh Harris knows the franchise is going to have to pay both Tobias Harris and Jimmy Butler max money in free agency this summer to keep the small forwards with the Sixers. Tobias becomes an unrestricted free agent after this season ends. Butler has a player-option worth $19,841,627 for next season, but he […]

Thanks in large part to the outstanding play of Jimmy Butler, the Sixers walked away from Thursday night’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder with a 108-104 victory. It was Philly’s first win against the Thunder since Nov. 15, 2008, and only the second ever against the team since it relocated to Oklahoma City. According […]

Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade says Philadelphia 76ers All-Star small forward Jimmy Butler can’t play the hero-ball role with the Sixers like he did with the Chicago Bulls and Minnesota Timberwolves. Because Philly has so much talent, Wade believes Butler has to adapt to his teammates and pick his spots when to take over games […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are playing the Los Angeles Lakers in ESPN’s Sunday Showcase on Feb. 10, just before the All-Star break. With time winding down in the third quarter, the Sixers have the ball and Ben Simmons crosses the timeline … with absolutely nobody within 20 feet of him. Rather than choosing to guard Simmons […]

The Philadelphia 76ers just haven’t fared well against the Portland Trail Blazers this season, and it didn’t get much better in Saturday afternoon’s 130-115 blunder. Without Joel Embiid for the second consecutive game, the Sixers’ bigs failed to counterbalance everything the All-Star center does so effortlessly. After Boban Marjanovic took full control in Thursday night’s […]

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade plays his final game in Philadelphia on Thursday, so Sixers star small forward Jimmy Butler decided to share a special message for his friend and the future Hall of Famer. From one Golden Eagle to another.@JimmyButler shares a message with @DwyaneWade before one last stop in Philadelphia.#OneLastDance | #HereTheyCome pic.twitter.com/usujGkAlWy […]

LeBron James needs help. He and the Los Angeles Lakers stressed all offseason that they wouldn’t rush the team’s trajectory toward championship contention, instead letting incumbent young players grow while assessing the market for available superstars come the summer of 2019. James’ groin injury on Christmas and the team’s subsequent struggles without him might have […]

In their first matchup since one of the more crazed trade deadlines in recent memory, the Philadelphia 76ers notched a win against the Denver Nuggets. Tobias Harris, Boban Marjanovic, and Mike Scott all made their debuts since being dealt to Jimmy Butler and J.J. Redick’s Sixers squad on Wednesday. Most importantly, Redick netted a season-high 34 […]

The Sixers acquired several talented players ahead of this year’s trade deadline, including Jimmy Butler, Tobias Harris, Boban Marjanovic and Mike Scott. Some experts and analysts are wondering if this group will be able to stick together beyond this season, but general manager Elton Brand is confident in the team’s ability to re-sign their new […]

The LA Clippers shocked the league when they traded Tobias Harris to the Philadelphia 76ers earlier this week. The move appeared to be with the offseason in mind, as they follow in the footsteps of the New York Knicks in positioning themselves to take a swing at two max-level players this summer. Sam Amick of […]

For NBA fans, this week is the time everyone turns on their notifications on Twitter to get the latest trade news from Adrian Wojnarowski. This year, we were given an early present before the trade deadline on February 7th. On Tuesday, the Philadelphia 76ers made a move to acquire Tobias Harris from the Los Angeles […]

The timing of Philadelphia 76ers star Jimmy Butler’s recent tweet has led some to believe that he is likely pertaining to the furious trade deadline-related action going down right now in the league. In a rather cryptic message, the 29-year-old Sixers swingman appears to be giving some unsolicited advice to other players who were recently […]

The trade that sent Tobias Harris, Boban Marjanovic and Mike Scott to the Philadelphia 76ers will have massive ramifications when it comes to free agency. While the Sixers have remained optimistic of keeping a Big Four consisting of Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid, Jimmy Butler and Harris — the ambition to do so will cost them […]

While the NBA world is fixated on the Los Angeles Lakers offering half of their roster and their future for every bone in Anthony Davis’ body, the Philadelphia 76ers swooped in to steal the spotlight by acquiring Tobias Harris from the L.A. Clippers in a six-player blockbuster. While this trade certainly bolsters the Sixers’ chances […]

There has been concern in Philadelphia that star small forward Jimmy Butler will decline his 2019-20 player option and become an unrestricted free agent following the season. However, according to Keith Pompey of the Philly Inquirer, Butler’s agent has shot down those rumors. With #NBA trade deadline 2 days away & @JimmyButler’s name constantly being mentioned, […]