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Jimmy Butler saw his commercialized privation granted by the Miami Heat, but 1 Basketball Hall of Famer called him a "crybaby" for however it each went down.
Tim Hardaway Sr. commented connected Butler’s eventual commercialized to the Golden State Warriors, a squad the erstwhile became a prima with successful the 1990s, during a SiriusXM NBA Radio appearance.
"I didn’t hold with what helium was doing — you’re nether contract," Hardaway said.
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"[Butler’s] a baby. [He’s] a crybaby due to the fact that they said nary to you."
Heat president Pat Riley initially said the squad had nary intentions of trading Butler backmost successful December aft reports came retired that helium preferred to beryllium moved.
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However, Butler’s effect to that was yet thing that led to "conduct detrimental to the team."
What did Butler do? He reportedly walked retired of a signifier and missed a squad formation for a roadworthy trip, starring to suspensions connected some occasions.
Finally, the Heat gave successful earlier the NBA commercialized deadline, sending Butler to the Warriors.
How Butler handled everything is thing Hardaway couldn’t fathom successful his playing days.
"We utilized to get said ‘no’ to america each the time, and we utilized to cognize however to instrumentality it," helium explained. "It is what it is. It’s a question. You get a yes oregon a no. You mightiness not similar the question, but you can’t deviate and messiness up the team."
Butler has requested trades successful the past, particularly during his sour ending successful Minnesota with the Timberwolves. However, helium isn’t the lone NBA prima to bash truthful successful caller seasons, arsenic James Harden and Kawhi Leonard tin attest.
And arsenic Hardaway mentioned, stars successful the past besides requested trades, but had those denied. How Butler handled the situation, though, is antithetic than what Hardaway has seen.
Since the trade, Butler has played 4 games with his caller Warriors squad, averaging 21.3 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.3 assists successful those contests. Golden State won 3 of those 4 games.
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