Jimmy Butler returned to one practice earlier this week and the disgruntled Minnesota Timberwolves star reportedly caused a scene by embarrassing and dominating his teammates during a scrimmage.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, a belligerent Butler even turned to Minnesota’s general manager Scott Layden at one point and yelled, “You [expletive] need me! You can’t win without me!”
That outburst inspired Twitter user @DP3TRO to create an arcade-style game called “You Can’t Win Without Me” that you can conveniently find at youcantwinwithout.me.
The game description reads: “You think you can do this without me? Try me. Dunk on your teammates to show them how to really put in work. This game isn’t easy.”
Here’s a demo.
There's now a Jimmy Butler video game called "You Can't Win Without Me." Props to @DP3TRO for making this. pic.twitter.com/Z0qi5duwzu
— Alex Kennedy (@AlexKennedyNBA) October 12, 2018
The 29-year-old’s future with the Timberwolves is up in the air as the four-time NBA all-star demanded a trade and has reportedly clashed with young stars Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins.
“It’s not uncommon when players scrimmage that there will be some talk,” Minnesota head coach Tom Thibodeau said of the heated practice. “It was competitive.”
Butler, who averaged 22.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.9 assists in 59 games in his first season with the Timberwolves, has two years remaining on the five-year, $92.3-million contract he signed with the Chicago Bulls in 2015. Butler can, however, opt out of the final year and become a free agent in the summer of 2019.
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