After being traded to the Golden State Warriors in early February on the deadline, Jimmy Butler made his extremely anticipated return to South Seaside for a contest in opposition to his former workforce, the Miami Warmth.
After a profitable stint with the Warmth that included two journeys to the NBA Finals, Butler’s remaining marketing campaign in Miami was rocky. Butler demanded a commerce out of South Seaside and was even suspended previous to being moved to the Warriors on the deadline.
Regardless of a dramatic finish to his run in Miami, the Warmth welcomed again Butler with a tribute video previous to his pregame introduction at Kaseya Middle on Tuesday evening.
Butler spent six seasons with the Warmth, main them to the playoffs 4 instances, the Jap Convention Finals 3 times and the NBA Finals twice. Averaging 21 factors, six rebounds and 5.7 assists in six seasons with the Warmth, Butler was named an All-Star twice whereas a member of the Warmth.
Butler had a quiet efficiency in his return to Miami, scoring simply 11 factors on 5-of-12 taking pictures from the sphere to go together with six rebounds and two assists within the Warriors’ 112-86 loss to the Warmth on Tuesday evening.
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