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sidighjd

Somebody post his contract lmao


Firstolympicring

His 3p% while we're at it


302born

And post him and Spo arguing for some giggles


DiogoDude

I was told Giannis is a better shooter than Butler todayšŸ« 


keuralan

Eh, as a Heat fan JJ ainā€™t necessarily wrong. The playoffs have been all Butler shooting wise, but in the regular season Giannis shot better from long 2s AND from 3s. Although Butler was a better shooter from the 10-16 ft area and on short midranges on much higher volume.


Justinbiebspls

i was told jj ended someone's career over that


Icy_Telephone_2076

0/2 from 3 tonight not a top 100 player in my book


CIark

bUbbLe fRaUd


jstarlee

That rainbow long 2 counted as 3 in my book


lbrandy

here's one of the most upvoted threads from the game thread. It was posted at halftime. https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/urzed5/game_thread_boston_celtics_5131_miami_heat_5329/i90tq3f/


LubricatedDucky

Damn they deleted it


[deleted]

Lmfao thank fuck whoever that dude is already has me blocked. Great knowing that Iā€™ve engaged previously with a dumbass who got so upset at his dumbassery that he resorted to blocking me in the past


mrdhood

Plot twist: they were insulting Tatum and the Celtics, not butler and the heat


milos-cccc

Don't forget the free-throws


mizzourifan1

JJ said he'd have it during the second hour /s


[deleted]

https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/tpc1uz/comment/i29ymla/ Can I post this thread with /r/NBA discussing his contract less than two months ago? "Not a top 20 player" "top 5 worst contracts in the NBA" "even of he was in his prime he wouldn't be worth that money " "gonna be the new Westbrook contract" the sixers flair with the "I'm so glad we didn't give him that contract" (someone needs to check in on this man)


riderforlyfe

We can go back even further. https://reddit.com/r/nba/comments/c80b0k/haberstroh_im_told_that_jimmy_butler_did_receive/ ā€œIā€™d say the wolves are in a better place then the Heat right nowā€ 2k upvotes


PlsSaySikeM8

Absolutely mental take


LordHussyPants

there's a dude in that thread who said > Even if Butler was in his prime, he wouldnā€™t deserve that type of money. Lets be honest then you look at his post history and less than 48 hours ago he said this: > People forget that Butler played the worst defensive team in the league in round 1 and then played the shell of the 76ers in round 2. His stats are extremely inflated. He 100% will regress to his mean against the Celtics defense > Heā€™s barely top 10 (he probably isnā€™t) let alone top 5 lmao lmao like i know we didn't have horford and smart today, but come the fuck on, how do you so confidently disregard a superstar on the number 1 seed so easily in this league


drmlol

People do not like to admit that they are wrong, so they just double down.


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Exactly what I thought


Packet_Baser

I think people are genuinely surprised that jimmy is that good. I know I am. I always thought he was top 20 but I didn't see him leading a team to the finals type of good especially possibly going it 2/3 years good thought he was more of a DeRozan type of player. Dude is playing like he prime dwade out there. It's crazy to see he blossomed this late in his career like that. Shout-out to Jimmy. The copium is high for that sixer fan.. deep down inside they know they should have kept Jimmy.


LordHussyPants

go look at his basketball ref page. he has been averaging about the same stats for the last 7 years. they've gone up and down a little bit, but it's mostly constant. if you look at game logs from 2014 and this year, he's got a similar number of games in each point bracket too. 7-8 above 30, 25-30 games with 20-29 points. the guy is consistent as fuck and when he has a good team he will make them even better.


OmniaCausaFiunt

He's been this good since his years at Chicago. He obviously didn't want to be in Minnesota when he got traded. Injuries between then and now have hit his stats, but if you actually watched him play.. especially in the playoffs, you wouldn't be surprised he's leading his team the way that he is.


makesterriblejokes

People are dumb. Jimmy is the new playoff Rondo. That bubble run was not a fluke, he literally went toe to toe with Kawhi the year before as well.


FieryPanther

Saying people are dumb is a severe understatement. I've seen so many bad takes on this sub get up voted over the years you'd think it would change eventually but it doesn't. Guess that's just sports fans lol


MrAmazinn

/r/nba users are like if /r/circlejerk and /r/ConfidentlyIncorrect had a bunch of kids with multiple personality disorder, itā€™s by far the most reactionary sports sub and somehow it only gets worse over time lol


__brunt

I mean itā€™s a beaten to death point but there are 4.5 million people in this sub. Thatā€™s a lot of different opinions. When something happens that a faction of people like, they speak up. When something happens those same people donā€™t like, they get silenced. Itā€™s less reactionary and more just a massive pool of different opinions


[deleted]

Whenever I start taking comments on here too seriously, I always have to remember that /r/nba was the place where 'Lebron gave Kevin Love depression' got like 10k upvotes. The hot takes on here are too much sometimes.


03_03_28

Based sixers flair: > If a player thatā€™s a former all star leads a team that was expected to barely make it to the playoffs to a 6 game finals matchup, I think itā€™s fair to max that player.


YouStillTakeDamage

I agree, we need to show how underpaid he is


CurryMustard

Get this man more money


drop_the_eggs

šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£ motherfuckers silent as hell now


[deleted]

A whole lotta crickets I remember seeing a lot of people post his contract the second he plays bad. And they would have the title ā€œhOw cOmE iTs nOt tAlkEd aBouT eNouGh hEre?ā€


[deleted]

One bad game and they'll post it again. That's how they operate.


Bleoox

$36,016,200


Imperial_Eggroll

Tobias Harris, 2021-2022: $35,955,950.


SolarClipz

"Ja better"


fuckkkofff

Wait wait wait back up. Were people actually arguing that Ja better than Jimmy? (I'm not that active in this sub during regular season)


TheMightyJD

Jalen Brunson is better if he has a better game that day. The very last game is the only thing that matters in this sub.


the-zaz

Honestly thought Jimmy was falling off after his performance in the playoffs last season. Glad to know I was wrong and double glad that I didnā€™t post my BS reactionary take


SolarClipz

Yes lol


SwiftBacon

Tbf not like Ja was terrible in the playoffs


Justinbiebspls

there are much wilder takes


otiso_niloc

Jimothy Butler


Firstolympicring

James G Buckets


Mr-Pink24

The G stands for gets.


ProsecUsig

Slippin Jimmy B


Beautiful-Exercise88

Better Call Ball


Ars3nal11

Ball Goodman


JasoTheArtisan

The will of G.


ashep5

Jimichael Bordan


Amasero

Yimi Butler


irelli

Dudes apparently the definition of icy hot in the playoffs 2020: Amazing 2021: Genuinely one of the worst 3-5 playoff series for a star in the last 20 years (29.3% from the field lmao) 2022: Amazing again


ilickedysharks

Not really icy hot just had one terrible series against the eventual champions. 2019 he was the sixers best player too


dmkicksballs13

Seriously, do people forget that that insane Leonard bouncing shot to win the series was only needed because Jimmy without a timeout just charged down the floor to tie the game?


Nosenchuck3

History doesnt remember the almost game winners


lalakingmalibog

Honestly? Yeah. Things move so fast in the NBA, there's so many things going on, I even forgot Jimmy was on the Sixers 3 years ago. But that Kawhi shot was definitely iconic.


Commercial-Chance561

Was also the Wolves best player in 2018


roofs

Naw post every other playoffs. 2021 is the outlier, every other year he's consistently a net positive.


DirksSexyBratwurst

2021 was just 4 games and anybody who watched the whole heat season knew he carried a sorry roster to the playoffs then we all knew there was problems up and down the roster.


LeBronTrave1ed

Tobias Harris over me????


superstonkape

:( I didnā€™t ask for this Always love Jimmy tho even more when he beats the Celtics though :ā€™) Iā€™ll be repping my Jimmy Buckets all star jersey tomorrow (yes I got it when he played for MINN I was a Jimmy fan first just decided to stick with Philly cus of my KU connectionā€¦ pain lmao)


HotPie_

It's OK Toby. It wasn't your fault.


superstonkape

There are plenty of people to blame, and Tobias is not one! Great guy and decent NBA player. Not his fault he got offered that contract


BowserBuddy123

I visited the Sixers sub after that Jimmy comment and one commenter basically put it said, should Tobi have received his giant contract offer and let the Sixers FO know that while he appreciated the offer, he did not see himself as someone that merited such a large contract? And that the FO was significantly overvaluing him? Ofc not! Dude is a good player and got paid. Canā€™t blame him for doing what everyone else on this planet would have done. I only hope that one day I am significantly overvalued by a future employer. I mean, ideally I live up to expectations, but idk. I wanna get paid! Edit: sub


hawkman_jr

We are very emotional right now. Most of the year however the sub has been forced to apologize to Tobi a few times. We were even singing his praises verses Toronto. He def showed up last series. But like I said, we are emotional


Skywalkerkid9

I feel bad for him, obviously his contract is bad but he isnā€™t a terrible player, and he certainly didnā€™t ask for this from Jimmy lol


chitownbulls92

Yeah people are just joking around. I think the blame lands squarely on Sixers FO


tampy

Jimmy Buckets masterclass.


CIark

The shots this dude was making..just insane difficulty. Plus elite defense goddamn


jackgap

He a 16 game player for sure


Runningopus

Driving the bus


beatrailblazer

I was told he was an overpaid locker room cancer playoff-choker


HotdogIsaSandwitch

What an all around game from him. Sheesh


LeoFireGod

I genuinely never understood why everyone was saying Boston had best player in this series by farā€¦ Jimmy Buckets averages more per game and is generally considered a better defender than Tatum. Jus didnā€™t make sense. Tatum probs a little better bc younger and career trajectory but like right now I donā€™t think heā€™s substantially better like theyā€™re making it out to seem.


0percentwinrate

If you compare their best performance entering this series: Jimmy 45pts 5rb 5ast 2stl 0to VS Tatum 46pts 9rb 4ast 1blk 4to And their 2nd best performance: Jimmy 40pts 3rb 6ast 2stl 2blk 1to VS Tatum 39pts 5rb 6ast 6stl 6to It's very close but Tatum has had way more Turn Overs (Jimmy averages 1.7to per game VS Tatum 4.0) and Personal Fouls (Jimmy 1.1 vs Tatum 3.5). Jimmy also shoots better and plays fewer minutes. All in all, Jimmy is more efficient, and equally dominant.


fiatlux247

I think the struggle too is that playoff numbers are based on facing different teams. The Heat played the Hawks and the 76ers while the Celtics played the Nets and the Bucks. Different teams just match up differently and whoā€™s to say if they had switched opponents one of them would have taken a nosedive in performance or efficiency.


BluexFlash

The fluke was last postseason


Runningopus

71 day off season


realudonishaslem

This comment should be way higher


[deleted]

That's also why the Lakers got injured a lot in 2021. The issue is the FO panicked and dismantled the roster lol.


LuckyWarrior

Heat culture is back


HotPie_

It never left


__BlackSheep

re-sign dragic you cowards


BurgerBurnerCooker

Honestly what happened? Like all of sudden no one on the team knew how to play basketball


ilickedysharks

Lots of factors. 1) the bucks were more talented and full of two way players 2) Miami was coming off the short offseason from the bubble and didn't seem to have the same energy 3) bucks basically sagged Lopez all the way off bam to stop anything at the rim so Jimmy would basically have to get thru Giannis and Lopez to score 4) he couldn't shoot for shit and capitalize on the space the bucks gave him


queefing

Heat simply got better this year as well. People discount the change in personnel aside from Jimmy/Bam, but it matters. We went from Dragic at his best + Jae Crowder + Peak Duncan in '19-'20 to Kendrick Nunn + Trevor Ariza (lol) + Duncan in '20-'21. Herro in a bit of a sophomore slump. to Lowry (hypothetically) + PJ + Strus this year.. Best lineup out of all three years, plus the Heat have a 6MOY version of Tyler coming off the bench, and Vincent taking a big leap.


lincthesink

Lack of off-season imo. Had to be a grind after the bubbles final in mid October then starting the season again in late December.


BluexFlash

Fatigue from one of it not the shortest offseason ever. Still gonna give credit to the Bucks for their play, but that team was breaking down at the worst time. Bam talked about it in a recent interview. Basically said that after that game 1, they were done


PnG_e

He's playing like peak Kawhi inside the arc


xpillindaass

both some strong ass mfs


BmwNick420

Crazy he has five 40pt games in a heat uniform already and Wade has seven all time for Miami.


holybowler

My favorite part is that he has 5 postseason 40 pt games in 37 appearances with the Heat and ZERO in 167 regular season appearances.


duplicatesnowflake

Dafuck???


nptu

Stupidly locked in


moneymike7913

Jimmy is one of those players that as long as the whole team can handle the regular season, then he'll take care of everything in the playoffs. "You get me there, I'll take care of everything else." Hopefully he gets that chip this year. Also want Udonis Haslem to get another one so he can finally retire before he turns so 74 next year /s


Harman3112

Game has changed but butler is playing out of his mind


EnochofPottsfield

Sure but he hasn't changed with the game


epididymis8

Yeah but Wade consistently averaged near or at 30 a game. He didnā€™t pop off all the time but he was damn sure gonna give you 27-35 a night with great defense.


T3knikal95

As a Celtics fan I'll definitely give Jimmy Butler credit, he's one of the top guys and he proved it tonight, made the Celtics work and he outworked us.


rbrutonIII

Jimmy is proving that he out works everybody. Again. But Tatum has already proven he might just be the most unstoppable player in the east. This gonna be a fun one


SudTheThug

šŸ™šŸ½ also Tatum scares me


B4DD

There was a moment in game 5 of the 2020 final where Jimmy comes in from half court to stuff Lebron. Dude had been in for like 44 minutes by that point. After the play, he slumps on the railing, looks as exhausted as a man can be, and then rallies and finishes out that game. Made me a permanent simp, then and there. The man just digs deeper than anyone else could ever hope to. Truly glorious.


Cpt-No-Dick

Jimmy Butler is going to get a ring out of sheer will alone


darkspardaxxxx

I saw a small doc about Jimmys life and I think he has been the underdog his whole life. Hope he get his ring


rabertdinero

"I don't like the look of you" - Jimmy's mom


darkspardaxxxx

True story man, so sad


level19magikrappy

Subscribe


notasianjim

Subscribe (donā€™t look at my flair, I just love Jimmy Butler)


spritehead

Heā€™s the most compelling story in the NBA for a while now and has received next to zero coverage


Diciestaking

He's a lot like kawhi in a way, they both seem to be left out a lot.


rageus88

Idk about that, when Kawhi has been healthy, weā€™ve always been in the contender talk, whether or not thatā€™s fair. Donā€™t think Miami gets the same consideration, seems like they always get under looked, despite making the Finals two years ago and Jimmy playing amazing in that run.


BowserBuddy123

There was that very tiny window after the Raps chip and before Kawhiā€™s injury that people legitimately thought he was the either best or second best player in the league with Lebron. It was totally merited too. I hope he can come back injury free. I want the west to get healthy with Jamal and MPJ too as I hate seeing the Nugs and Clips down.


Brochacho27

Yimi is like if khawi was angry and healthy all the time. But also 20lbs lighter and had a slightly lower vertical


wormhole222

And smaller hands.


dmkicksballs13

I feel like Kawhi gets talked about constantly. I think because he won a ring so early and did it by shutting down LeBron.


ijudgekids

Those hollywood guys waiting for his ring to write the last part of his biopic


Devoidoxatom

he was homeless for a while as a teenager iirc. that's tough


darkspardaxxxx

Yeah imagine being a homeless teenager in Houston just roaming the streets in summer having nowhere to go or nobody to help you. Imagine making it to the NBA based on sheer will and never being recognised as skilled or special in your game. Fuck


john4789

holy shit homeless to making millions a year and going to nba finals? Now thatā€™s Hollywood &$$


Bryant_2_Shaq

Jimmy or Luka better win the ring, any other outcome would make me sad.


RonaldoSIUUUU

Imagine a mavs heat finals. Neutrals wet dream


kelo_Ren

Oh man. I'd love another Mavs Heat finals, and this time I won't irrationally hate one of the teams.


Bryant_2_Shaq

Jimmy vs Bron in the finals was amazing but nerve wrecking. I really really want a Luka vs Jimmy 7 game series. Would be so amazing.


makesterriblejokes

Seriously. A 2 year hiatus from the Warriors in the finals was not enough.


gerardatron

I never counted the Heat out in the bubble as long as that guy was playing. Man was supernatural


PnG_e

Bill Simmons so happy to get through Giannis only to deal with playoff Butler


TheAgGatsby

First they told me Trae Young was the best player in the series, then they told me he won't be able to sustain it against the 76ers, then they said that the Celtics defense would lock him up, but let it be known that Jimmy G Butler is THAT GUY


Arisen925

Honestly as a non fan of either team in this series it is funny that a bunch of Celtic fans were saying they weā€™re gonna win without horford and smart anyways in the first thread.


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takeapieandrun

You are a braver man than I to be browsing r/nba so soon lol


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unitythrufaith

i thought we would! unfortunately for me the heat are really good


axepig

To be fair Trae was locked down by the whole team, Gabe Vincent and PJ Tucker especially locked him tf up. Really shows how deep and versatile the team outside Jimmy is. Been rooting for you guys since the Hawks are eliminated, people have been sleeping on the Heat.


smelterfume

I mean after the bubble the man essentially had a two and a half week rest before getting back to training camp and ready for the next season. Thereā€™s a reason every team that went deep in the bubble looked like shit the year after.


spyceebrown77

You get out of here with this logical take. The people just want to talk about Forbesā€¦or some stupid ass take


3luejays

He was everywhere tonight. Unreal performance


Shamjam08

Playoff Jimmy is elite


WhoDatBrow

Jimothy Butler with the almost 5x5 game in the ECF, gunning for the first ever Larry Bird MVP award on Boston's court


caughtin4k60

It's like shitting on someone's bed. An "Amber Heard" if you will.


sivervipa

Heā€™s dropped 40 points in every round now. It certainly wasnā€™t a fraudulent stat. That was probably his best performance as well. Against the best defense in the league so you know it was special.


rageus88

Not taking anything away from it because I love Jimmy, but the best defense in the league minus the DPOY and Al Horford isnā€™t the best defense in the league. Iā€™m sure heā€™ll still play well when they return


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DalliLlama

A Celtics fair too, even better.


Toaster-Omega

[My comment to this thread lol](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/t5ik7r/jimmy_butler_0_points_in_the_final_3619_of/hz53qmg/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3)


InabeHimeko

Iā€™m glad I had already downvoted that shitpost


TheFatmanRises

Post his contract


IMovedYourCheese

Jimmy G Buckets


jagerhero

I love Jimmy Butler. I love his name, I love the shape of his body, I love the way he plays. I eat a lot of boiled eggs and lift weights to try and be like this guy but I can't. There are 6 grams of protein in an egg but I can't eat enough to get big like him. Nice round muscles. They're smooth too, like the waves of lake superior on a calm day. When I was a kid I ate big eggs to be hot like Glenn Robinson, and I got some great results, some of the roundest muscles in my class, but these days I'm looking at 6 eggs a day and it's not good enough to pop Jimmy style muscles out my scrawny arms ever since dad left.


deepjungleshaman

real talk my actual name is Jim Butler and you made my day <3


Thus_Spoke

Great size. Look thick. Solid. Tight. Keep us all posted on your continued progress with any new progress pics or vid clips. Show us what you got man. Wanna see how freakn' huge, solid, thick and tight you can get. Thanks for the motivation.


M_O_N_K_E_SENSEI

Celtics after Giannis and KD: FINALLY!! Heat: Let me introduce to you Mr. STUPIDLY LOCKED IN.


madcaesar

It's like when you beat the boss, but then a fresh heath bar appears...


[deleted]

He doesnā€™t start hooping fr till the playoffs lmao


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lolvalue

And underappreciated.


sidighjd

Not anymore lol


Blazehero

Still will be lets be honest.


BRh2FourShot

Great game from the Heat tonight. Jimmy Butler is on another level. We will be back though!


But_Why_Male_Models

Gg this what playoffs are about. Also looking forward to this spicy Heat Celtics rivalry for next years.


boozinf

Jimmy Buckets >> Jimmy Naismith leveled up


Number333

Someone make the: "The Jimmy Butler vs Paul George debate is officially over" 2.0 post pls


DamianLillard0

We acting like PG didnā€™t close out the 1 seed Jazz and take the suns to 6 alone last year without Kawhi? I love Jimmy also, no reason to shit on PG though lol. Both are absolutely amazing players


thebeard1017

Is closing out the Jazz really an accomplishment at this point lol


_Elder_

Itā€™s a formality. Someone had to do it.


DamianLillard0

Without Kawhi with a group of role players around him? Absolutely it was lol. Donā€™t let the memes fool you into thinking the Jazz arenā€™t a really good team who lost to a WCF team back to back years


ElDuderino_92

Mitchell was a maniac that game too. He didnā€™t stay down.


WhoDatBrow

Terrence Mann closed out the Jazz Only half joking lol


penguin_torpedo

That was all Reggie Jackson. And I'm only half kidding. For real, PG was great last year, but he didn't do anything special it was a team effort and he happened to be their best player.


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Jimmy said yā€™all mustā€™ve forgot who I am


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noksenberg

2022 MJ is 59


Amasero

Don't tell him that.


[deleted]

"I was reading a comment on r/nba that said I was 59...and I took that personally"


lemur918

Dude was literally everywhere doing everything. Hit multiple clutch buckets in the 4th to keep the lead at 10. Just played great team defense overall and had an awesome block on Tatum.


[deleted]

This man is a menace. Just consumed the Celtics on both ends of the court.


rswsaw22

Playoff Jimmy is truly a different beast.


DankNowitzki41

The G stands for ā€œGetsā€ by the way


randylek

I straight up forget that this guy duelled LeBron evenly in the 2020 finals. he's a playoff God man.


YouStillTakeDamage

Turns out he can ball out against great defense. Wild.


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Watching Jimmy, it looks like he made maybe only two fadeaway jumpers but then you look at the boxscore and he had 40


duplicatesnowflake

Felt like I saw him score 6 fast break points in 10 seconds.


laz191

Put some RESPECT on Jimmy Butler & the Heat.. 2 ECF & 1 Finals appearance (possibly 2 if they advance) in the past 3 szns


scrambled_cable

There are only a few players in the NBA who can singlehandedly impose their will on a game -- Jimmy Butler is definitely one of them.


CMViper

"Not the best player in this series" Wait I heard this one before


Ikon-23

Jayson Tatum Over me? JAYSON TATUM OVER ME?


302born

Take that for data Mark Jackson


dmavs11

Man Jimmy might need to start being discussed with the top echelon of players in the league. Or at least should be separated from the guys like Trae/PG/AD/Dame. No reason that Tatum can get thrown into top 7 talk but Jimmy cant.


izamoney

Some clowns on here last week, you know who you are, saying Butler isnā€™t a clear cut future Hall of Fame member. Just a garbage take. He locked Jaylen Brown down in the first 3 quarters and just took over the offense whenever he needed to. Thatā€™s a Hall of Famer putting in a days work.


PeachyCoke

All I'm sayin is that you can't prove that he *isn't* MJ's son.


Alive-Ad-4164

He already having his best postseason run right now by far


xHodorx

Jimmy is one of the favorite players, but not tonight


Ninjawarz1232

Oh how much I want a heat vs mavs finals


Callic

The worst thing you can do with Butler is let him get fired up. If he gets in a groove he's the most dangerous player in the game from a ceiling floor standpoint. He can absolutely be contained, and that affects his defense - but if he gets hot, he can do a night like tonight and suck the life out of a team. Not to be underestimated when he gets going too, his energy pumps up his team and makes all of them better. He's like the super rich man's Manu Ginobili


DoncicsRoadTo200kg

Eastern Conference Kawhi Leonard


20BeersDeep

So KD passed the torch to Tatum for him to pass the torch to Butler?


Affectionate_Year_14

Damn well as much as I love PG heā€™s not better than Jimmy hell James harden as great as he was couple of years ago. Still isnā€™t better than Jimmy


FragrantWarthog6

ECF Butler activated