No NBA player wants to see Jimmy Butler after his recent dominance, and they might not be the only ones in the line of fire. Playoff Jimmy has shown up again, and a reporter caught some smoke after asking a question.
Jimmy Butler looked like he still hadn’t snapped out of his game mindset when he sat down for his postgame interview. One of the first questions was about the upcoming series against the New York Knicks. And Butler caught a mistake in the report asking the question, which he ruthlessly pointed out.
The reporter asked, “What does it say about this team that you are sitting here now having defeated the No. 1 seed, getting ready for National TV at MSG on Saturday?” Jimmy Butler seemingly knew something was wrong, asking, “Don’t we play on Sunday?”
“Sunday, sorry,” the reporter said, quickly backtracking. However, Jimmy Butler wasn’t happy with that, saying, “Look at you. Do your job.”
Reporter: "What does it say about this team that you are sitting here now having defeated the No. 1 seed, getting ready for National TV at MSG on Saturday?"
Jimmy Butler: "Don't we play on Sunday?"
R: "Sunday, sorry."
JB: "Look at you. Do your job." 😳pic.twitter.com/3Wlx2YKFxI
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) April 27, 2023
Jimmy Butler is in the clear to tell whomever he wants that they should do their job right, considering how well he has done recently. Butler averaged a whopping 37.6 points per game on 59% from the field and 44% from three-point range in 5 games against the Milwaukee Bucks. It’s hard to put into words how truly great Butler has been in his first series this postseason.
Reporters and analysts ask NBA players tough questions all the time. Criticism is never far away, and the question that another reporter asked Giannis Antetokounmpo about ‘failure’ is a great example of that. It’s good to see the accountability flowing the other way as well.
Jimmy Butler Was The Reason The 8th Seed Miami Heat Beat The 1st Seed Milwaukee Bucks
Giannis Antetokounmpo missed two crucial games in the first-round loss against the Miami Heat. His absence was a factor in the upset, as was the coaching from both sides. However, as Erik Spoelstra pointed out, the main reason the Heat won was none other than Jimmy Butler.
“He competes to win,” the Heat head coach said. “That’s a different language. And he’s desperate and urgent, and maniacal, and sometimes psychotic about the will to try to win… And that’s why he is us and we are him.”
The New York Knicks are the next test for Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat. Although some slightly biased parties are backing the Knicks to win, even Stephen A. Smith has warned the Knicks about Butler. And that interview shows he is locked in even when he isn’t on the court these days.
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