NBA Corridor of Famer calls out Jimmy Butler for his antics with the Miami Warmth.
Jimmy Butler stayed within the headlines for almost all of the 2024-25 NBA season, however for all of the fallacious causes.
After a fallout with Miami Warmth supremo Pat Riley over a contract extension, Butler demanded a commerce from the franchise. The demand adopted weeks of Butler’s antics to pressure a transfer away from Miami.
Butler finally bought his want when he was traded to the Golden State Warriors as part of a five-team commerce.
Because the transfer, many have shared their views on Butler’s dramatic exit from Miami. Ex-Warriors and Warmth star Tim Hardaway just lately gave his unfiltered ideas on ‘crybaby’ Butler.
“I didn’t agree with what he was doing. You’re underneath contract. You’re a child. You’re a crybaby as a result of they stated no to you. We used to get no stated to us on a regular basis and we used to know how you can take it,” Hardaway stated.
He added: “It’s what it’s. It’s a query. You get a sure or a no. You won’t just like the query however you possibly can’t deviate and mess up the group.”
Requesting a commerce is nothing new within the NBA, however the way in which that Butler dealt with it, was removed from preferrred. Hardaway additionally believes issues would have by no means gone this badly if Butler had merely been obtainable for the Warmth earlier than the postseason.
To place issues into perspective, Butler performed no less than 60 video games simply twice all through his Warmth tenure. In consequence, the Warmth’s response was considerably justified.
The Warmth have spent years fastidiously cultivating an outstanding tradition that has helped them win three NBA Championships.
Nevertheless, the group deserted it for Butler by permitting him to get away with issues.
“I fault them for letting him get away with a bunch of stuff too. You bought to nip it within the bud. When he went after [Erik] Spoelstra, informed [him] he’d kick his ____ at a timeout they usually needed to take one other timeout as a result of Udonis Haslem was circling round,” Hardaway continued.
“That ought to have been like, ‘You’re getting three to 5 video games. You don’t discuss to the coach like that,” he concluded.
On the finish of the day, the drama has definitely price Butler his jersey retirement with the Warmth. As for the group, they misplaced somebody who may have continued to assist the franchise even after his retirement in a single capability or the opposite.
