During the game between Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat on Wednesday in the NBA, Jimmy Butler and TJ Warren were involved in a physical confrontation that eventually led to the latter being ejected.
As the game went into the third quarter, Butler was going in for a drive when Warren fouled from behind. This infuriated Butler and the two players were staring at each other. As the duo were being separated from one another, Butler was shouting “you’re f****** trash” while Warren screaming back “I’ll beat your f****** ass.”
“You’re f—ing trash.”
Jimmy Butler and TJ Warren got tangled up, and both players had a few words for each other 🤬 pic.twitter.com/C0VCJuuEFW
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 9, 2020
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Although both the players remained in the court after the incident, it did not take much longer for one of them to go out. In the next possession, when Butler received an offensive foul for a push on Warren, the Pacers star could not help himself but taunt Butler in his face. This left referee with no choice but to give Butler his marching orders.
As Warren was walking off the court, Butler was seen blowing a kiss.
Jimmy Butler blew TJ Warren a kiss after Warren was ejected 😳 pic.twitter.com/ePoWVLmzO7
— ESPN (@espn) January 9, 2020
Butler finished the game with 14 points, six rebounds, seven assists, and two steals. He was later boasting about his skills saying Warren was “nowhere near” him in terms of skill.
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“He’s soft. He’s not even in my f*cking league,” Butler told reporters after the match as per reporter Charlie Clifford. “Nowhere near me. If I was their coach, I would never put him on me ever again.”
Jimmy Butler already waiting for the next meet
Butler seemed eager for another confrontation against Warren. Not long after the game came to an end, Butler posted on Instagram about their next clash. He posted a photo of the league schedule marking the next fixture between Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers which is scheduled for March 20. He captioned the image: “Warren, don’t be mad you can’t guard me. we will see what you about in March.”
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