Warriors are giving Jimmy Butler the gift that the Heat took from him
Jimmy was having fun on Saturday!
Jimmy Butler was back doing what he does best on Saturday, helping the Golden State Warriors to a remarkable comeback victory over the Chicago Bulls in his franchise debut.
The 6x All-Star had 18 points in the second-half, with Stephen Curry erasing a 24-point deficit before Butler continued the momentum with an explosive run at the start of the fourth-quarter in what finished as a 132-111 win.
Jimmy Butler has got his basketball joy back with the Warriors
More importantly for Butler, he was back playing the game he loves and having fun doing it. Perhaps that was best illustrated following a crafty and-1 layup early in the fourth, to which he immediately pointed to and walked over to Curry on the bench with a big grin on his face.
Butler had publicly declared that he lost his joy with the Miami Heat, leading to growing discontent between player and franchise and what eventually resulted as multiple suspensions. That caused the 35-year-old to make just five appearances between December 21 and his Warrior debut on Saturday, meaning Butler should only get better as he gets more games under his belt.
