Philadelphia 76ers star Jimmy Butler appears to have settled in nicely with the Sixers. Now on the brink of closing out their first-round matchup against the Brooklyn Nets with a Game 5 win on Tuesday, Butler spoke out on how he believes he is currently part of something special:
“I'll be here in Philly for a little bit, and this will be the next chapter,” Butler says, via ESPN's David Fleming. “We have the opportunity to do something special. We know what we can do. We talk about it every single day with the coaches in practice and when we watch ourselves on film. We know what we can do. We know. It's all about going out there now and supposedly showing the world, even though I highly doubt anyone on this team gives a damn what the world thinks anyway.”
Butler seems to be one happy camper in Philadelphia, especially considering how bad his situation was with the Minnesota Timberwolves just a few months ago. After forcing a move away from the Wolves in November of last year, the 29-year-old was painted in the media as a villain, and he has since had some trouble shaking off the bad guy image.
As he stated, though, it seems that he cares very little about what the world thinks of him — or so he says.
Butler has been a force to be reckoned with for the Sixers in the playoffs. In four postseason starts thus far, the four-time All-Star is currently averaging 17.5 points (on 47.1 percent shooting), 4.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 1.8 steals, and 0.5 blocks in 32.5 minutes of action.
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