In what is a replay of the Draymond Green-Domantas Sabonis incident that continues to churn headlines in the NBA circuit, Jae Crowder and Jimmy Butler had a similar event, but the outcome was different.
Miami Heat reporter took to Twitter to explain the incident. “Jae Crowder grabbing at Jimmy Butler’s legs. Unlike Draymond, Jimmy doesn’t kick back,” he tweeted.
Jae Crowder grabbing at Jimmy Butler’s legs. Unlike Draymond, Jimmy doesn’t kick back. pic.twitter.com/rPA98rpMea
— Will Manso (@WillManso) April 20, 2023
A look at the clip shows that Crowder did attempt to grab Butler’s legs, and in response, the latter tried to put the ball by virtue of taking a shot, instead of stomping like how Green did to Sabonis.
The incident between the latter ended with Green being suspended for Game 3 between the Sacramento Kings and the Golden State Warriors.
Safe to say, that ended well for both Butler and Crowder as they dusted it off and focused on the game. The Heat went down 138-122 to the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 2.
On the game front, Butler had 25 points, but it wasn’t enough for the Heat to stop the Bucks from equalizing the scoreline 1-1.
Jae Crowder Outlines His Plans Against Jimmy Butler
A look at Jae Crowder’s game plan ahead of the Game 2 skirmish shows why he was intent on clamping down on Butler.
“Watching the film, it was just overthinking the game,” Crowder said to The Athletic. “I think we gotta defend the ball, take care of the ball, and not worry about second and third actions.
“We gotta take care of the ball and that’s the main guy,” he added. “Jimmy had the ball in his hands creating, so we gotta take care of him. I think once you take care of us not thinking as much and us just reacting, we’ll be fine taking care of the straight-line drives.”
That he name-dropped Butler shows that the Bucks are aware of the threat they need to counter. Butler has been in good form this season, averaging 30.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 7.0 rebounds.
The Bucks may be firm favorites, but they will not be taking Butler or the Heat lightly with five games left in the series.
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