Nobody is more stubborn than Jimmy Butler.
Jimmy Butler plans to play for the G League’s Santa Cruz Warriors, as he recently confirmed.
The veteran is planning his return to the court and believes playing a few minutes in Santa Cruz will help him get into shape.
“I don’t have to check with anybody about a damn thing. I’m going to play there. If need be, Mike (Dunleavy Jr.) and I will end up throwing punches. He’ll say to me: ‘Jimmy, no’. And I’ll say to him: ‘Yes, Mike. I’m going to play there. Everybody will know where to find me. In Santa Cruz, baby’, Butler told journalist Nick Friedell.
“I’m going to go all the way there. To Santa Cruz. So good luck to everyone. They’re not going to give me many minutes, but I’m definitely going to play there. I want to play”, he stressed.
It is worth remembering that he was ruled out for the entire season on 20 January after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
After leaving the Miami Heat on bad terms, he joined the Warriors in 2025, and since then has averaged 19.1 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.3 assists in 31 minutes per game.
This coming summer he will become an unrestricted free agent after coming off a salary of almost $57 million.
(Cover photo: Reuters)
