I never ever thought I would hear this from a NBA player and its someone so many praise for him “mental toughness” 👀🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[EarlyEarly]

Send that dude to the Bobcats and call it a day.

 

[Bathing Ape]

If he wanna leave so bad let his ass go

 

[FukkaPaidEmail]

I think he's just trying to circumvent the rule (and corresponding fine) that doesn't allow you to publicly request a trade. He seemed very calculated in his remarks, not emotional like it really was about 'joy.' he's not looking like 97 Shawn Michaels out there. He's an aging star looking for his last ride into the sunset, I am not convinced it's about money so much as it is about winning. Y'all always pointed him some alpha male hyper competitive beast - why is that not a consideration now?

Because he didn’t say that

He said he lost his smile

 

[ajnapoleon]

Zion in Miami

Zion would sink or swim with the heat

He have no choice but to get in shape or be out the NBA

 

[FAH1223]

 

[threattonature]

I dont get the play from either side. Jimmy is getting up there in years and has been injury prone and just plain during the regular season for years. Is showing his ass really gonna make a team commit to him.

As far as Riley goes, you got a depreciating asset. The longer you hold on to it the less value it has. You get nothing for letting him walk.

Tough talk and posturing is cool and all but eventually you gotta actually be smart and think beyond that. I dont see how either side benefits from any of this.

I understand it from Riley. Sometime just letting a big salary walk is better than trading just to trade. I can't see any team giving up anything valuable for a 35 year old injury prone player who wants a huge contract extension.

 

[FTBS]

I understand it from Riley. Sometime just letting a big salary walk is better than trading just to trade. I can't see any team giving up anything valuable for a 35 year old injury prone player who wants a huge contract extension.

Yes...when you will have cap room. Letting an asset with value, that had been your best player, just depreciate and then walk for nothing with no cap relief doesnt help in any way. And dude has a player option. So if he doesnt get what he is looking for on the market you could still be stuck with him for a year.

 

[MikelArteta]

like smh you're getting paid like 45 mill
[roy] do your job [/keane]

if you want to be traded fine but this dude had 9 points in 27min yesterday and talking about getting his joy back

 

[MikelArteta]

Damn ya'll really turning on Jimmy lol.

He was magical in a couple of the playoff runs with a very very okayish roster around him. He running on fumes now but probs feels under appreciated by the Heat

what have you done for me lately?
Butler is turning 36 this year and will only continue to regress more and more

 

[Anerdyblackguy]

 

[MikelArteta]

Jimmy Butler one of my favorite players in the league but he looks like an absolute bytch with these comments.

Not finding joy ?

jimmy butler is making 48 mill this year and has a guaranteed deal for 52 mill next year. Lives in Miami and gets to play professional basketball for a living where he is a starter.

 

[FTBS]

what have you done for me lately?
Butler is turning 36 this year and will only continue to regress more and more

Which is why it makes no sense that he is still there, let alone being held on to.

 

[MikelArteta]

Which is why it makes no sense that he is still there, let alone being held on to.

I mean he signed a contract, he can opt out in 4 months

 

[TrillaMonsoon]

He legit quitting on his team, didn't see this coming from him Damn shame smh

He's already done it in Minnesota. General Soreness has his ways. Who is on Rachel Nichols watch?

 

[Copy Ninja]

Zion in Miami

Those South Florida strip clubs are