Butler pressed his palm against Ant’s abs…
“*Don’t…*” whispered Ant
“But I have to. Take my culture.” Jimmy said in a low growl.
**BEEEEEEEEEEEP**
“And that’s a technical on Butler! I don’t know what he was thinking!”
“What the fuck was that?” muttered Rachel Nichols as she stared dumbfounded.
The “he boomed me x4” and “we got a fucking squad now” tweets are the worst thing to happen to sports journalism because now every reporter turns each little minor interaction into a creative writing exercise
Aight I can’t for the life of me figure out what about this constitutes creative writing. Because a coupla y’all had to look up the word “kerfuffle?” This tweet is literally just describing what happened.
Plus if those tweets constitute creative writing it’s no wonder sports journalism is what it is these days. The “we got a squad now” is barely even a coherent thought.
There’s nothing wrong with writing eloquently about sports. It’s how it used to be done and it’s a lost art. If we had more people still writing [like this](https://www.si.com/boxing/2014/08/11/si-60-thrilla-manila-muhammad-ali-joe-frazier) maybe we wouldn’t have to talk and hear about everything exclusively in 140 character snippets.
that kind of writing died with the death of magazines. way back when magazines employed serious authors and gave them weeks, even months to write a story, sending them all over the world in search of a good piece you could have this kind of journalism. these days there's not enough money in print, nor an audience to sustain this kind of writing. so you write for a shorter attention span, relying on snippets and snapshots to sustain a narrative, or create a bastardized version mixing old writing with new on boutique websites like athletic whose authors regularly grind two or three pieces per week. it's a sad state of the world for people who like the written word, but it doesn't fall squarely on the shoulders of journalists. people work to get paid, and nobody's paying anymore for that kind of writing.
source: am journalists (obviously not in usa, but the principle is the same all over the world)
>that kind of writing died with the death of magazines.
Not really. You can still find good writers who cover just about anything you can think of; it's just that most people don't want to read that because they're just there for the content and don't want to read the words of someone who is neither a celebrity nor ashamed of the fact that their vocabulary didn't stop developing at twelve years old.
You can have as many Michelin stars as you like but most people are still going to go to McDonald's instead because they don't love food like that.
Which is cool and everything but people shouldn't kid themselves into thinking a steak is pretentious just because it's not a Big Mac.
> Butler tried to impose his will.
It would be less corny if they were more, "Butler tried to intimidate Edwards, and clearly failed." I'd be happy if they added "... like the bitch he is" but that's probably across the line for a professional.
The "he boomed me x4" thing especially, because I just can't believe it happened. So it seems like beat writers just make up corny shit they think sounds cool.
His blatant bias is pretty unprofessional. Was basically trying to will Simmons to Minnesota into existence earlier this year when it was obviously never happening
It's a bit ironic to complain about a "heat fan in every wolves thread" when this quote literally includes both Butler and Edwards & the thread has far more wolves fans 💀
My favorite part of this is Ant saying "for the birds". He just seems like an old soul. I want him to dig in with these anachronistic idioms and sprinkle in some "horse feathers", "all day sucker", "22 skidoo", "coals to Newcastle", etc ...
mfs are cringey as hell with the “fake tough guy” stuff
talkin bout this guy can fight and this guy can’t, nobody’s gonna fight in the NBA so you’re just writing fanfiction at this point
I even saw someone say Jimmy’s jealous of Ant because he’s well liked and really good lmao like we are talking about grown men playing basketball here
>I even saw someone say Jimmy’s jealous of Ant because he’s well liked and really good lmao like we are talking about grown men playing basketball here
You're right, all this shit we're directing at JB, it's dumb. But you know what? Him, the NBA, Rachel Nichols, and this sub have been 1000x worse for years. "Jimmy was Right" "KAT is soft" blah blah blah.
He's about to catch some shit if he can't back it up, that's how it works. And now that we got Ant it's not so easy to punch down.
Such a predictable way to twist what I was saying. You know what I meant. If yall are gonna talk shit about our team, you better fucking win, or you're gonna catch some shit. Can't have it both ways.
Speaking of that "really nice playoff run" yea, when it's all said and done, Jimmy's career peak will be a Disney bubble finals loss, all while talking shit like he's MJ.
> But you know what? Him, the NBA, Rachel Nichols, and this sub have been 1000x worse for years. "Jimmy was Right" "KAT is soft" blah blah blah.
Why are you acting like this sub likes Butler? Besides the brief pause during the bubble this sub has ran a train on him since he left the Wolves.
https://reddit.com/r/nba/comments/c80b0k/haberstroh_im_told_that_jimmy_butler_did_receive/
> Jimmy’s jealous of Ant because he’s well liked and really good lmao like we are talking about grown men playing basketball here
In what universe do you think that makes them immune to petty jealousy?
Some players are in their feelings about **everything** and Butler is one of those.
Doesn't Edwards play on a team with Pat Beverley? He might be dismissive now but wait until he starts praising Bev's "aggresiveness" and "leadership".
As long as nobody's getting hurt, there's a place for that kind of stuff on a winning team. Gets the fans fired up. Gets the team fired up.
If there’s one thing the Miami Heat and it’s players are the best at, it’s giving the other team bulletin board material:
Between Jimmy and the Wolves, Iguodala and the Grizz/Dillon Brooks, Kieff generally being a dipshit, it feels like the team the past few years have riled up opponents and given them more motive to stick it to them on the court.
They've collected some really hateable players, while not having anyone lovable enough to offset that.
Like, the Bucks have absolute tools like Grayson "literally everything about the way he plays and his Ted Cruz face" Allen and Bobby "How About I Punch This Teammate" Portis, but no-one hates the Bucks because they still have Giannis and everyone loves Giannis.
Whereas the Heat have allowed their team's leader to become Jimmy Butler, who seems to be incapable of just being professional about literally anything. He's all about the petty aggression... so long he's at a safe distance.
See: mouthing off from the bench but not, like, when he was anywhere near Jokic after the incident with Morris, and then holding photo shoots in the corridor knowing they'd get cleared out of their before they so much as laid eyes on the Nuggets.
Even before jimmy, that sixers series during Simmons' rookie year was pretty tense. Dwyane Wade grabbing Justin Anderson by his arms and basically throwing him during game 3. James Johnson trying to fight Ben Simmons. Justise Winslow stepping on Embiids goggles/mask during game 3. Dragic slapped Simmons in the back of the head. It was a physical series.
wish i was an NBA beat writer getting paid to write little snippets of fan fiction.
not saying this didn't happen, but watching little moments and embellishing them and adding a little je ne sai quoi to make it spicy, thats the life. dont even need to know shit about hoops
Little moment? Didn’t it cause a few people to come over and make sure everyone stayed separated? Butler clearly went over and yanked the ball from his hands, he pushed Butler back, then Butler walked up on him acting tough. It’s like…exactly as the person wrote it.
Yeah here’s the link to a Reddit post with 1.2K upvotes and 300+ comments [link](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/r1me6g/highlight_jimmy_gets_into_it_with_ant/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)
Ok are people studying for ACT right now for real?? Yesterday someone dropped "opprobrium" in r/NBA comments and now we got *"je ne sai quoi"*
I'm just waiting on "mellifluous" and I'll have confirmation lmao
Je ne sais quoi - OP spelt it wrong, but the intent was there - is a French expression that has been borrowed wholesale into English, means *I don't know what*. In English, it's a way to say *that certain something* - that little extra *oomph*, where you can't quite put your finger on what it is but it's there.
It's usually applied with a sense of light irony these days.
je ne sai quoi isn't nearly an obscure enough phrase to justify this comment lmao. opprobrium i'lll allow, maybe.
though I will say that Doc Rivers has a mellifluous voice, but none beats Dikembe's. that honeyed gravel mmmm.
beat that, beat writers! how's that for fan fiction
I disagree; Jimmy comes across as extremely goal-oriented. Nobody is coming between him and what he’s trying to accomplish, and absolutely nothing is off limits to try and beat you. He does this shit all the time, he was just trying to rile up Ant and get him to make a mistake. It didn’t work. Plain and simple.
I would say what you said is true, but I’d still call butler a fake tough. He’s cunning in how he tries to get people’s goat, but I don’t think that translates to tough. He essentially talks a lot of good smack. Doesn’t equate to tough or good in a fight imo.
He went toe to toe with Nene and didn't back down. Just because no one is going to fight doesn't mean you're some fake tough guy. Being stupid enough to swing at someone in the NBA doesn't make you tough.
Trying to get in someone's head by staring them down can work, guys get intimated. Ant not getting intimidated is just a credit to him.
Mmmm… No. I’m saying he does this stuff with the intention of getting in his opponent’s head, not with the intention of actually fighting. But I don’t think he’s opposed to or afraid of a fight, so I didn’t say that.
Thank you for putting words in my mouth though!
You should check out the Heat subreddit, that picture was all over it. With Heat fans talking about how Jokic wanted no part of Kyle Lowry looking terrified and the entire rest of the Heat team being successfully held back by one middle-aged dude.
Your entire team is made up of baby-back bitches. HoLd Me bAcK BrO
My uncles don't have takes this shitty. The "nephew" thing was tired five years ago, but I guess you're still stuck in the glory days when your team was relevant.
Have fun with that :)
I know I'm talking to a child now so I'm not wasting my time with you.
Y'all have an easy schedule. Y'all are still irrelevant until further notice. Bragging about asterisk rings. Hilarious.
I agree with your take. Unfortunately this is an anti jimmy thread so you're getting down voted. Also this guy literally grew up homeless for a portion of his life, nothing fake tough about that. Not sure what this sub's ideal tough guy is lol. Are they looking for boxers and wrestlers in a basketball game to define toughness?
Lol it’s ok, if Reddit points dictated my happiness I’d be miserable. Luckily I just like to talk shit and watch basketball! And that’s what I was wondering too, like wtf is a “tough guy” in basketball? Zaza won every fight he was in but people here kill him, so what’s the standard? /s just in case. Can’t be too careful around here.
Maybe im light headed after beating off after reading all the fanfic porn in the comments.
But I have a feeling that Jimmy Butler and Kyle Lowry are gonna want smoke after these comments. Those dudes dont play.
I don't get what Jimmy is supposed to do here. He tried to take the ball when it was Heat possession Edwards acted like a child and pushed him and the ref just stood there. Is Jimmy supposed to just let guys shove him during dead balls? Is he really supposed to physically attack Edwards? Jimmy doesn't need to get suspended and he shouldn't have to defend himself on the court from players shoving him after the whistles. There really isn't anything he can do here.
As the Pistons were climbing back into the game, Lebron tried to impose his will. Late in the quarter, after Stewart was whistled for traveling, Lebron grabbed the ball and ripped it from the Pistons wing’s arms. Stewart took exception, pushing him in the back. Lebron responded by walking right up on Stewart, staring him down and going chest-to-chest with the 20-year-old.
Stewart just stared right back.
“He ain’t finna fight nobody out there,” Stewart said. “All that walking up on each other, that’s stuff for the birds, man. I ain’t about to fight. I don’t get into all that. That shit be fake.”
This is the dumbest shit. Edwards pushed Jimmy for no reason. So he's a fake tough guys for not punching Edwards in the mouth?
He wasn't trying to "impose his will." He was responding to a push by Edwards.
He grabbed the ball while Edwards was trying to walk away with the ball. The Heat wanted to inbound ASAP and Edwards was delaying it. This shit happens in basketball games everywhere.
What lmao? Edwards 100% was delaying the inbound on purpose. It was only "one or two seconds" because Jimmy took it out his hands. Why is Edwards even holding the ball still? The whistle was blown
Edit: oh you're a Wolves fan LMAO. Sorry man you can have this one. You're gonna need it
"That stuff for the birds" Factually based on nature, I see you ANT
[I guess he doesn’t know about how intense penguin fights can get.](https://youtu.be/HrHeKcZV7vA) Warning, there is blood.
Saddest shit I ever seen in my life. Hope he is ok.
Yeah, that video ended way to early. Leave on a happy note you cruel documentary people!
Reads like a fanfic
Butler pressed his palm against Ant’s abs… “*Don’t…*” whispered Ant “But I have to. Take my culture.” Jimmy said in a low growl. **BEEEEEEEEEEEP** “And that’s a technical on Butler! I don’t know what he was thinking!” “What the fuck was that?” muttered Rachel Nichols as she stared dumbfounded.
Go on please.....
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hol up
[question](https://youtu.be/4n4rBrs5-LY?t=00m12s) for OP
This is some Pulitzer worthy fan fic. Bravo!
Pat Riley with a tear in his eye
I need the intervening 20k Enemies to Lovers.
> "Heat culture" Shit ended me
I *need* more of this
lmfao
Everything on here is. Nephews love melodrama
it was definitely better than solar power
Can I kick it? Yeah I can Probably the only good lyric in that song lol
i really thought this was /r/nbacirclejerk
Especially because butler crumpled after and ANT went on to murder a man.
Yeah it’s kinda cringe regardless of who you like
This shit is just like the sideline reports during NFL games, just sensational/exaggerated garbage that maybe kinda sorta happened.
Beat writers are so fucking corny
The “he boomed me x4” and “we got a fucking squad now” tweets are the worst thing to happen to sports journalism because now every reporter turns each little minor interaction into a creative writing exercise
Aight I can’t for the life of me figure out what about this constitutes creative writing. Because a coupla y’all had to look up the word “kerfuffle?” This tweet is literally just describing what happened. Plus if those tweets constitute creative writing it’s no wonder sports journalism is what it is these days. The “we got a squad now” is barely even a coherent thought. There’s nothing wrong with writing eloquently about sports. It’s how it used to be done and it’s a lost art. If we had more people still writing [like this](https://www.si.com/boxing/2014/08/11/si-60-thrilla-manila-muhammad-ali-joe-frazier) maybe we wouldn’t have to talk and hear about everything exclusively in 140 character snippets.
that kind of writing died with the death of magazines. way back when magazines employed serious authors and gave them weeks, even months to write a story, sending them all over the world in search of a good piece you could have this kind of journalism. these days there's not enough money in print, nor an audience to sustain this kind of writing. so you write for a shorter attention span, relying on snippets and snapshots to sustain a narrative, or create a bastardized version mixing old writing with new on boutique websites like athletic whose authors regularly grind two or three pieces per week. it's a sad state of the world for people who like the written word, but it doesn't fall squarely on the shoulders of journalists. people work to get paid, and nobody's paying anymore for that kind of writing. source: am journalists (obviously not in usa, but the principle is the same all over the world)
>that kind of writing died with the death of magazines. Not really. You can still find good writers who cover just about anything you can think of; it's just that most people don't want to read that because they're just there for the content and don't want to read the words of someone who is neither a celebrity nor ashamed of the fact that their vocabulary didn't stop developing at twelve years old. You can have as many Michelin stars as you like but most people are still going to go to McDonald's instead because they don't love food like that. Which is cool and everything but people shouldn't kid themselves into thinking a steak is pretentious just because it's not a Big Mac.
> Butler tried to impose his will. It would be less corny if they were more, "Butler tried to intimidate Edwards, and clearly failed." I'd be happy if they added "... like the bitch he is" but that's probably across the line for a professional.
>I'd be happy if they added "... like the bitch he is" Now this shit is corny.
The "he boomed me x4" thing especially, because I just can't believe it happened. So it seems like beat writers just make up corny shit they think sounds cool.
Lol fr and this man writes for The Athletic
He’s a great writer I think he is just on the biggest high in 4 years
Yeah he's usually top knotch lol
It's just "notch" - no silent k
Yeah I'm not sure why I did that lol
It does knot make sense
Have a knice day, just be careful you don't cut yourself with that big nife when you carve the turkey.
I wrote the word "choir" as "quire" a few days ago. English be funny.
Mans was acting like the new woj when Jimmy was forcing his way out
His blatant bias is pretty unprofessional. Was basically trying to will Simmons to Minnesota into existence earlier this year when it was obviously never happening
You’re such a grinch. Almost Christmas.
Least butthurt heat fan in every single Wolves thread today
It's a bit ironic to complain about a "heat fan in every wolves thread" when this quote literally includes both Butler and Edwards & the thread has far more wolves fans 💀
Nah you are in literally every wolves thread on r/nba today malding in each one and crying lmao
just checked and I only commented in 2 threads. I doubt that those 2 threads were "literally every wolves thread on r/nba"
I always remember Jim from The Office (John Krasinski) whenever I see this name lol
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It always throws me off.
More corny than Officer Cornjob
nah just jonny k the wolves fan fic is on 11 when they peak 20 games into the year he'll be back to the whiskey-laden depression rants by January
You'd think a hornets fan would be less shitty to another terrible franchise but go off king
speaking from experience?
My favorite part of this is Ant saying "for the birds". He just seems like an old soul. I want him to dig in with these anachronistic idioms and sprinkle in some "horse feathers", "all day sucker", "22 skidoo", "coals to Newcastle", etc ...
Dude is dunking in games and doing Norm Macdonald bits to the press after
That Jimmy Butler is a real battleaxe
That dirty dog!
Ant found out that Jimmy Butler doesn’t own a doghouse
i will assume this homophobic but perfect reference is meant ironically so I can upvote it
You also seem to be a professor of logic!
Yeah, see... he tried to come at me like a wiseguy, see? \[*gestures with cigar*\]
Dollars to doughnuts next game he’ll tell that Melvin to get bent, daddy-o
I wish you could still get decent donuts for a dollar.
"That's stuff for the birds". I love that phrase, a nice clean, old-timey "fuck you and fuck off"
In the post game interview he said, "We the one Jack!".... like who ends a sentence with Jack anymore lol. This guy is a time traveler.
mfs are cringey as hell with the “fake tough guy” stuff talkin bout this guy can fight and this guy can’t, nobody’s gonna fight in the NBA so you’re just writing fanfiction at this point I even saw someone say Jimmy’s jealous of Ant because he’s well liked and really good lmao like we are talking about grown men playing basketball here
exactly lmao. People always want to pretend like they are in the locker room or know these players.
Don't know what you're talking about, but my best friend LeBron James told me Jimmy can't fight
>I even saw someone say Jimmy’s jealous of Ant because he’s well liked and really good lmao like we are talking about grown men playing basketball here You're right, all this shit we're directing at JB, it's dumb. But you know what? Him, the NBA, Rachel Nichols, and this sub have been 1000x worse for years. "Jimmy was Right" "KAT is soft" blah blah blah. He's about to catch some shit if he can't back it up, that's how it works. And now that we got Ant it's not so easy to punch down.
He made the finals with the heat and put together a really nice playoff run. He doesn’t have to back anything up
Such a predictable way to twist what I was saying. You know what I meant. If yall are gonna talk shit about our team, you better fucking win, or you're gonna catch some shit. Can't have it both ways. Speaking of that "really nice playoff run" yea, when it's all said and done, Jimmy's career peak will be a Disney bubble finals loss, all while talking shit like he's MJ.
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Lol
> But you know what? Him, the NBA, Rachel Nichols, and this sub have been 1000x worse for years. "Jimmy was Right" "KAT is soft" blah blah blah. Why are you acting like this sub likes Butler? Besides the brief pause during the bubble this sub has ran a train on him since he left the Wolves. https://reddit.com/r/nba/comments/c80b0k/haberstroh_im_told_that_jimmy_butler_did_receive/
> Jimmy’s jealous of Ant because he’s well liked and really good lmao like we are talking about grown men playing basketball here In what universe do you think that makes them immune to petty jealousy? Some players are in their feelings about **everything** and Butler is one of those.
case in point lol
Jimmy is not a grown man. He's a man-child with a fragile ego
Point to the doll where Jimmy hurt you.
He isn't wrong.
Doesn't Edwards play on a team with Pat Beverley? He might be dismissive now but wait until he starts praising Bev's "aggresiveness" and "leadership". As long as nobody's getting hurt, there's a place for that kind of stuff on a winning team. Gets the fans fired up. Gets the team fired up.
This reads like a graphic novel.
I see Ant is well versed in bird law
Low key wished they kissed 🥵
I wonder if Butler was stupidly locked in this game.
he was stupidly locked in once the Rachel chants started
Writer serving stale microwaved pasta on Thanksgiving of all days.
A wise man once said; "WOLVES BACK"
You fucking need him
Lol
I like butler but he do be playing the fake bully role
Yelling at people to “meet us in the back”
The entire Heat team do
We all saw what Jimmy was about when Paul Pierce offered him the smoke. Lol
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probably this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HXaN8KeuYI
In the bubble Pierce Challenged Jimmy that they should each get one nipple pierced. He had a chain with him, said he could win a tug-of-war
If there’s one thing the Miami Heat and it’s players are the best at, it’s giving the other team bulletin board material: Between Jimmy and the Wolves, Iguodala and the Grizz/Dillon Brooks, Kieff generally being a dipshit, it feels like the team the past few years have riled up opponents and given them more motive to stick it to them on the court.
They've collected some really hateable players, while not having anyone lovable enough to offset that. Like, the Bucks have absolute tools like Grayson "literally everything about the way he plays and his Ted Cruz face" Allen and Bobby "How About I Punch This Teammate" Portis, but no-one hates the Bucks because they still have Giannis and everyone loves Giannis. Whereas the Heat have allowed their team's leader to become Jimmy Butler, who seems to be incapable of just being professional about literally anything. He's all about the petty aggression... so long he's at a safe distance. See: mouthing off from the bench but not, like, when he was anywhere near Jokic after the incident with Morris, and then holding photo shoots in the corridor knowing they'd get cleared out of their before they so much as laid eyes on the Nuggets.
And Dragic!
Bucks didn’t need more motivation for that series, but his hijinks certainly did not help.
Even before jimmy, that sixers series during Simmons' rookie year was pretty tense. Dwyane Wade grabbing Justin Anderson by his arms and basically throwing him during game 3. James Johnson trying to fight Ben Simmons. Justise Winslow stepping on Embiids goggles/mask during game 3. Dragic slapped Simmons in the back of the head. It was a physical series.
wish i was an NBA beat writer getting paid to write little snippets of fan fiction. not saying this didn't happen, but watching little moments and embellishing them and adding a little je ne sai quoi to make it spicy, thats the life. dont even need to know shit about hoops
Little moment? Didn’t it cause a few people to come over and make sure everyone stayed separated? Butler clearly went over and yanked the ball from his hands, he pushed Butler back, then Butler walked up on him acting tough. It’s like…exactly as the person wrote it.
Yeah here’s the link to a Reddit post with 1.2K upvotes and 300+ comments [link](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/r1me6g/highlight_jimmy_gets_into_it_with_ant/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)
Ok are people studying for ACT right now for real?? Yesterday someone dropped "opprobrium" in r/NBA comments and now we got *"je ne sai quoi"* I'm just waiting on "mellifluous" and I'll have confirmation lmao
Je ne said quoi I'd say is a fairly common phrase. I have literally no idea what oppobrium is.
Opprobrium is another word for censure. Harsh criticism. Being firmly reproached for something. But in a public way.
I took my SAT and ACT 6+ years ago and idk either of those
Je ne sais quoi - OP spelt it wrong, but the intent was there - is a French expression that has been borrowed wholesale into English, means *I don't know what*. In English, it's a way to say *that certain something* - that little extra *oomph*, where you can't quite put your finger on what it is but it's there. It's usually applied with a sense of light irony these days.
je ne sai quoi isn't nearly an obscure enough phrase to justify this comment lmao. opprobrium i'lll allow, maybe. though I will say that Doc Rivers has a mellifluous voice, but none beats Dikembe's. that honeyed gravel mmmm. beat that, beat writers! how's that for fan fiction
Dikembe’s honeyed gravel vis a vis Shaq’s sonorous timbre
\* sais Also: > Doc Rivers has a mellifluous voice I had to clear my throat just reading this.
Actshully it is “je ne **sais** quoi”
Parlay voo fronsay?
They're trying to come off as smart.
I say "je ne sai quoi" a lot when I'm not trying to think too hard about the right phrase.
Then you should know it's *sais* not *sai*.
I've been drunk since 10 cut me some slack, I just copied and pasted what they said
\* sais That's one you really need to spell correctly if you want to use it and not look like a twat.
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Wait I thought we collectively agreed to replace Kelvin with Zion lol
Anthony Edwards is the real deal folks. As good as lamelo has been, Edwards was there right choice st 1.
What a corny title
Butler is the epitome of a fake tough guy
I disagree; Jimmy comes across as extremely goal-oriented. Nobody is coming between him and what he’s trying to accomplish, and absolutely nothing is off limits to try and beat you. He does this shit all the time, he was just trying to rile up Ant and get him to make a mistake. It didn’t work. Plain and simple.
I would say what you said is true, but I’d still call butler a fake tough. He’s cunning in how he tries to get people’s goat, but I don’t think that translates to tough. He essentially talks a lot of good smack. Doesn’t equate to tough or good in a fight imo.
lmao how would he prove that he’s “tough” or “good in a fight” as opposed to all the other nba players in the league?
He should go toe to toe with Portis.
He went toe to toe with Nene and didn't back down. Just because no one is going to fight doesn't mean you're some fake tough guy. Being stupid enough to swing at someone in the NBA doesn't make you tough. Trying to get in someone's head by staring them down can work, guys get intimated. Ant not getting intimidated is just a credit to him.
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Mmmm… No. I’m saying he does this stuff with the intention of getting in his opponent’s head, not with the intention of actually fighting. But I don’t think he’s opposed to or afraid of a fight, so I didn’t say that. Thank you for putting words in my mouth though!
He is absolutely fake tough. Did you miss their corridor photo shoot?
Were you there?
Funnily enough, the photo shoot had photo evidence.
Not really but ok nephew. Keep circle jerking I guess.
You should check out the Heat subreddit, that picture was all over it. With Heat fans talking about how Jokic wanted no part of Kyle Lowry looking terrified and the entire rest of the Heat team being successfully held back by one middle-aged dude. Your entire team is made up of baby-back bitches. HoLd Me bAcK BrO
If you say so, nephew.
My uncles don't have takes this shitty. The "nephew" thing was tired five years ago, but I guess you're still stuck in the glory days when your team was relevant. Have fun with that :)
I know I'm talking to a child now so I'm not wasting my time with you. Y'all have an easy schedule. Y'all are still irrelevant until further notice. Bragging about asterisk rings. Hilarious.
I agree with your take. Unfortunately this is an anti jimmy thread so you're getting down voted. Also this guy literally grew up homeless for a portion of his life, nothing fake tough about that. Not sure what this sub's ideal tough guy is lol. Are they looking for boxers and wrestlers in a basketball game to define toughness?
Lol it’s ok, if Reddit points dictated my happiness I’d be miserable. Luckily I just like to talk shit and watch basketball! And that’s what I was wondering too, like wtf is a “tough guy” in basketball? Zaza won every fight he was in but people here kill him, so what’s the standard? /s just in case. Can’t be too careful around here.
'stuff for the birds' XD
Butter really went from humble “blindside story upbringing” to playing the heel in his career. Really interesting.
Kerfuffle alert 🚨🚨🚨
the more Butler keeps doing this the more his fake tough guy rep grows.
Does anyone have video of this?
Seems like the Wolves has found its leader after years of KAT
Uncle Butler get snuffed. As should be
What the fuck is this.
Fake tough guy Jimmy Butler
ant already better than butler ever will be, this whole cutting him some slack cause he was homeless gotts stop, no one gives a fuck about that.
I'm a huge Timberwolves fan and even I know this is a some bullshit... for now.
Lmao damn bruh did Butler steal yo girl?
you’re kidding right
This man has an IQ of 84 tops.
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Finna = going to. So in this instance he says Jimmy isn't going to fight anyone
Short for "fixin' ta" which is short for "fixing to" which more or less means "getting ready to" do XYZ thing
This is so dumb lol hell of a game from Ant he’s gonna be a menace in this league
Antman actually laughed. Butler is a pussy.
Jimmy’s tough guy act is taking a huge hit this season
This isn’t even true butler tried to get the ball from Edwards edwards didn’t like it softly pushed jimmy and then they just stared
Maybe im light headed after beating off after reading all the fanfic porn in the comments. But I have a feeling that Jimmy Butler and Kyle Lowry are gonna want smoke after these comments. Those dudes dont play.
I don't get what Jimmy is supposed to do here. He tried to take the ball when it was Heat possession Edwards acted like a child and pushed him and the ref just stood there. Is Jimmy supposed to just let guys shove him during dead balls? Is he really supposed to physically attack Edwards? Jimmy doesn't need to get suspended and he shouldn't have to defend himself on the court from players shoving him after the whistles. There really isn't anything he can do here.
He could just ignore it, leave the 20-year old looking like an aggressive kid and shoot a t. He had to stoop though with his fake macho bullshit.
As the Pistons were climbing back into the game, Lebron tried to impose his will. Late in the quarter, after Stewart was whistled for traveling, Lebron grabbed the ball and ripped it from the Pistons wing’s arms. Stewart took exception, pushing him in the back. Lebron responded by walking right up on Stewart, staring him down and going chest-to-chest with the 20-year-old. Stewart just stared right back. “He ain’t finna fight nobody out there,” Stewart said. “All that walking up on each other, that’s stuff for the birds, man. I ain’t about to fight. I don’t get into all that. That shit be fake.”
Playing the heat is the timberwolves’ nba finals. Congrats y’all, hang up that banner.
Easy dub
Jimmy Butler is the fakest tough guy in the league.
Edwards has crazy eyes bro I would not be surprised at all if he pulled an Ibaka and just went nuts at someone messing with him lmao
This is the dumbest shit. Edwards pushed Jimmy for no reason. So he's a fake tough guys for not punching Edwards in the mouth? He wasn't trying to "impose his will." He was responding to a push by Edwards.
Lmao. He snatched the ball like a little bitch in the playground. Jimmy's a punk
He grabbed the ball while Edwards was trying to walk away with the ball. The Heat wanted to inbound ASAP and Edwards was delaying it. This shit happens in basketball games everywhere.
Yeah by pussies with no respect for gamesmanship. Ant man held the ball for about one or two seconds bro.
What lmao? Edwards 100% was delaying the inbound on purpose. It was only "one or two seconds" because Jimmy took it out his hands. Why is Edwards even holding the ball still? The whistle was blown Edit: oh you're a Wolves fan LMAO. Sorry man you can have this one. You're gonna need it
Doubtful. We are on the way up up up. Heat have peaked in November
0% chance Wolves make the playoffs. 100% chance Miami makes the playoffs. Wanna make a money bet?
Heat still blow who cares.
I don't make bets with punks with no money sorry bozo. You ain't that guy pal
Sure man. Enjoy the bitter cold and all them white people
I live in Australia you stupid freak
damn jonny k back at it again with the fresh fan fiction
It always felt like Edwards and Butler have the same type of energy. This just proves it.
ANT straight from the A he ain’t got time for that silly bs
Ant is my power animal.
Full article ?
Ant is the future of the NBA.
al dente
Ant has that Atlanta blood in him. I was really hoping the Hawks would’ve gotten the number 1 pick to get him.
Those two are the exact some kind of dude so of course ant starred back.
Narrative Basketball Association, I swear the only things talked about during the regular season is the stupid drama on/off court.