Jimmy Butler Downplays Argument With Sixers Coach Brett Brown

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The 76ers star says him and his coach are good.

Just last week on Friday, we reported that Philadelphia 76ers star Jimmy Butler and his coach Brett Brown got into an altercation at practice that witnesses described as "disrespectful" and "beyond normal player-coach discourse." 

The report from ESPN went in-depth into the situation between the two saying:

"Butler has expressed a desire to teammates that he hopes to play in more traditional pick-and-roll and isolation sets, rather than trying to find his place in the Sixers free-flowing offense, league sources said. In searching for answers, Butler has met privately with Brown and his coaching staff, as well as general manager Elton Brand, league sources told ESPN."

Now Butler has told Serena Winters of NBC Sports Philadelphia "I don't think any part of it was confrontational, just a coach to player talk, a player to coach talk. It just happened to be in front of everybody. I think we got away from it great, and we got better as a team."

Coach Brown has also denied that the encounter with Butler was aggressive in a video from ESPN which can be viewed below.

The 76ers take on the Washington Wizards on Tuesday at 7 P.M. EST.


About The Author
Alexander Cole is the current editor-in-chief of HotNewHipHop. He started at HotNewHipHop back in 2018 where he began as a Sports and Sneakers writer. It was here where he began to hone his craft, putting his journalism degree from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, to good use. Since that time, he has documented some of the biggest stories in the hip-hop world. From the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef to the disturbing allegations against Diddy, Alex has helped HotNewHipHop navigate large-scale stories as they happen. In 2021, he went to the Bahamas for the Big 3's Championship Game. It was here where he got to interview legendary figures like Ice Cube, Clyde Drexler, and Stephen Jackson. He has also interviewed other superstar athletes such as Antonio Brown, Damian Lillard, and Paul Pierce. This is in addition to conversations with social media provocateurs like Jake Paul, and younger respected artists like Kaycyy, Lil Tecca, and Jeleel!
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