Jimmy Butler’s agent is firing again at what he calls “bulls–t” experiences about groups that the Warmth star could be keen to be traded to this season.
Agent Bernie Lee posted a string of posts on X in response to a report by ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania that indicated that the agent had been hinting in league circles that Butler could be keen to go to the Suns because the Warmth listened to commerce presents.
Dallas, Houston and Golden State have been additionally named within the Charania report, however Lee shot down the notion that something within the story was true.
He additionally referred to as out the well-known NBA insider within the course of.
“Alright listen,” Lee wrote in his first response. “I gave you a pass yesterday because I was busy but if you don’t stop putting my name on your complete and utter madeup bulls–t because you know you normally aren’t worth my time to acknowledge.”
Lee continued to push again in a second put up on X.
“I don’t know what I’m going to do because I’m a middle aged dad but just know it would indicate severe dislike,” he wrote. “World… all this is fabricated. I have never and honestly it wouldn’t help me or the position I represent to do anything that’s been reported by said ‘journalist.’”
Charania reported on Tuesday that the Warmth have been listening to presents for Butler and that they might make a deal if the worth have been proper.
The reporter additionally famous {that a} supply had informed him that Lee had been hinting round NBA circles about Butler’s most well-liked locations, which included Houston, Dallas, and Golden State and later added Phoenix.
In his closing put up on X on the matter, Lee appeared to take one other swipe at Charania.
earlier within the season. NBAE by way of Getty Photographs
“Shams this is your opportunity to say my bad ‘I let chat GPT write my tweets and it went old school Peter Vecsey.’ (Shams Peter was a writer in the 90’s) be a trend setter.. invent the new I was hacked. Carry on all. Thank you,” Lee wrote.
The Miami Herald reported Wednesday night time that Butler has not requested for a commerce and the Warmth haven’t been aggressively searching for offers for the star.
The Nets, The Publish’s Brian Lewis reported, aren’t believed to be serious about bringing Butler to Brooklyn.
Butler has a $52 million participant choice for the 2025-26 season, and it was beforehand reported that he meant to say no it to enter free company.
Butler intends to signal a max contract with the Warmth or one other workforce this offseason, the Herald reported.
