Jimmy Butler says he never had an issue with Philadelphia 76ers All-Stars Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid during his time with the Sixers last season.

Butler has been on record saying that not everyone on the Sixers had a common goal of winning a championship last season. The forward opted not to re-sign with the team in free agency, joining the Miami Heat instead in a sign-and-trade deal.

“I didn’t have a problem with either one of them,” Jimmy Butler told Andrew Sharp of Sports Illustrated. “Still talk to those dudes. I wish them the absolute best. A career of great health, make as much money as you can, win as many championships as you can. I did not have a problem with any of those guys. It just didn’t work the way that we wanted it to work. That’s life. Not everything pans out the way you want it to pan out. But you learn and you move on from it.”

Butler played 55 games for the Sixers in 2018-19 after the team acquired him from the Minnesota Timberwolves. The now five-time All-Star got multiple standing ovations from the Philly crowd during the 2019 playoffs. However, now that he’s on the Heat after choosing not to re-sign with Philly, the fans booed Butler in both of his returns to Philadelphia this campaign.

Butler signed a four-year, $140.8 million contract with the Heat in the summer as part of a four-team sign-and-trade deal between Miami, Philly, the Los Angeles Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers. The Sixers acquired combo shooting guard Josh Richardson from Miami.

Multiple reports have stated that the Sixers didn’t offer Butler a five-year max contract in free agency. There were also reports of tension between the team’s coaching staff and Butler last season, and it played a role in their decision not to re-sign Jimmy.

Butler had a heated argument with Sixers head coach Brett Brown during a film session shortly after Philly acquired him from the Timberwolves. Both men downplayed the incident, but it’s clear the team was content with moving on from Butler — something which Jimmy likely took personally given how fierce of a competitor he is.