Miami Heat veteran forward Jimmy Butler wanted to repeat last year’s success by sending Tom Thibodeau and the New York Knicks home again. He expressed this desire in a viral video, taking shots at the Knicks, Josh Hart, and Thibodeau, alongside the Celtics.
“If I was playing, Boston would be at home,” said Butler, who missed the Heat’s opening-round playoff loss to the Celtics with a sprained right MCL. “New York damn sure would be f–king at home.”
The interviewer then brought up Josh Hart.
“F–k that mean to me? Josh Hart? C’mon man,” said Butler, a six-time All-Star who played for Thibodeau with the Bulls and Timberwolves. “I love Thibs, but I don’t want Thibs. Thibs, I love you baby, but I want to beat you to a pulp. You want me. I don’t want you. It’s like a one-sided relationship.
“You in love with me and I love you but I’m not in love with you, you know what I’m saying.”
Jimmy Butler blasts Josh Hart, claims Knicks ‘would be f–king at home’ if he were healthy https://t.co/LUdT2UrE9j pic.twitter.com/Gar9zOuWD0
— New York Post (@nypost) May 4, 2024
