One thing you can always count on is Jimmy Butler getting into a fight with his own teammates.
He just has one of those personalities.
He got into with the King of Miami and the bench Udonis Haslam. Haslem has never been one to mess with clearly tells Butler he will beat his ass.
Here is more about the confrontation.
Golden State started the third quarter on a 19-0 run — capped by three 3-pointers from Poole from 31, 35 and 30 feet respectively, two of them banked in from just in front of the Heat bench to make a disastrous start even worse for Miami.
And during a huddle during a timeout during that Warriors’ flurry, tempers flared on the Miami bench. Butler and Udonis Haslem exchanged words, both needing to be held back by teammates. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra appeared to have words with Butler as well.
Miami seemed to channel the anger.
The Heat went on a 19-6 run to get the lead down to a 75-69, had the margin down to 81-80 entering the fourth and went up by three early in the final quarter.
Golden State wasn’t flustered in the least. Back-to-back layups by Kuminga gave the Warriors the lead to stay, and a trio of 3-pointers — by Lee, Payton and then Poole — just about sealed things, putting Golden State up 105-95 with 4:21 left.
Spoelstra was overheard telling Butler that he wasn’t going to fight him.
The Warriors, who have been on a slide since the all-star break because of injuries, were playing without Steph Curry, who is dealing with a foot injury and likely won’t be back until the playoffs.
The HEAT is considered one of the favorites in the EAST but is dealing with some injuries themselves. We will see if they brush this off or if they will fight at practice tomorrow.
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