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  • NBA rumors: Wolves demand Eric Gordon, PJ Tucker from Rockets for Jimmy Butler

    5 days ago - By Yahoo Sports

    Jimmy Butler reportedly requested a trade from Minnesota on Sept. 18. It's been over three weeks now, and the Wolves still haven't shipped him out of town. Perhaps Minnesota hasn't been able to find a partner because the asking price is too high.
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  • Skip Bayless defends Jimmy Butler over Wolves heated practice: ‘He's the alpha on this team'

    Skip Bayless defends Jimmy Butler over Wolves heated practice: ‘He's the alpha on this team'

    5 days ago - By Fox Sports

    Skip Bayless discusses the Jimmy Butler and Minnesota Timberwolves drama. Hear why he thinks what Butler did was a sign that he wants to stay on the team.
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  • Timberwolves cancel practice after Jimmy Butler spectacle

    5 days ago - By Yardbarke

    After a Wednesday practice session that figures to go down as one of the notorious NBA scrimmages of the decade, the Timberwolves have cancelled their Thursday practice, according to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. As Krawczynski observes , head coach Tom Thibodeau complained just last week that the preseason schedule didn't allow for much practice time for a Timberwolves team that desperately needed it. So the cancellation today is probably more about avoiding another media circus than anything else. After all, following Wednesday's performance, Jimmy Butler told ESPN's Rachel Nichols...
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  • Report: T-Wolves cancel practice day after Butler's outburst

    5 days ago - By TheScore

    The Minnesota Timberwolves have canceled practice Thursday and will not be available for media members, according to The Athletic's Jon Krawczynski. The decision to cancel practice comes a day after disgruntled star Jimmy Butler returned to the team and verbally confronted several members of the Timberwolves - including Karl-Anthony Towns , Andrew Wiggins , and head coach Tom Thibodeau - during a scrimmage. Butler then took to ESPN to speak to Rachel Nichols about his reported trade demands and his emotional outburst. Thibodeau has recently commented on how Minnesota's preseason schedule...
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  • Report: Wolves Cancel Practice, Media After Jimmy Butler's Controversial Return

    5 days ago - By Bleacher Report

    The Minnesota Timberwolves will reportedly not hold practice or media availability Thursday after shooting guard Jimmy Butler was reportedly very outspoken in his return to the team Wednesday...
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  • Timberwolves cancel practice day after Jimmy Butler outburst

    5 days ago - By Yardbarke

    The Minnesota Timberwolves cannot be happy with the reasons their team made headlines all over the sports world on Wednesday, and they are doing everything they can to prevent it from happening again. One day after Jimmy Butler reported to practice only to berate his teammates, coaches and Minnesota's front office, Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic says the T-Wolves decided to call off practice and hold no media availability. Krawczynski also noted that Timberwolves coach Tom Thibodeau mentioned last week how the preseason schedule has not allowed for much practice time for a team that...
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  • Jimmy Butler owns 'passionate' practice tirade: 'That's raw me, me at my finest'

    5 days ago - By Yahoo Sports

    Leaks out of Minnesota Timberwolves practice Wednesday paint a picture of a volatile Jimmy Butler lashing out at his teammates and team executives in his first practice since making trade demands. Butler confirmed reports that he lobbed a profanity-filled tirade aimed mostly at Karl-Anthony Towns, Andrew Wiggins and president of basketball operations/coach Tom Thibodeau later Wednesday in an interview with ESPN's Rachel Nichols. A lot of it is true,” Butler told Nichols.
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  • Les Wolves flippent et annulent leur entraînement

    Les Wolves flippent et annulent leur entraînement

    5 days ago - By Basketsession

    Au lendemain des déclarations et de l'entraînement fracassants de Jimmy Butler, les Minnesota Timberwolves ont annulé leur session du jour...
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  • Jimmy Butler: I'll return to Timberwolves practice today, situation could be fixable, don't think it will be

    5 days ago - By ProBasketballTalk

    Butler says he told Tom Thibodeau four days after season of his discontent in Minnesota
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  • One Former Celtic Loved Jimmy Butler's Timberwolves Practice Antics

    5 days ago - By NESN

    To the casual observer, it appears Jimmy Butler has come unhinged. But those who know the Minnesota Timberwolves forward see a different narrative.
    An eye-opening report Wednesday revealed Butler essentially threw a mini-tantrum at Timberwolves practice, screaming at general manager Scott Layden and confronting players. Butler actually confirmed many of those details in an interview with ESPN, admitting he may have gotten carried away but also insisting his intensity was nothing new.
    Jae Crowder can attest to that last point.
    The Utah Jazz forward spent two seasons at Butler's college...
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  • How the Jimmy Butler saga got here, how much of it is real, and how it can be resolved

    5 days ago - By CBSSports

    It's been a very dramatic 24 hours for the Timberwolves
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  • Rumor: Jimmy Butler Told Tom Thibodeau Monday What He'd Do at T-Wolves Practice

    5 days ago - By Bleacher Report

    Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibodeau was reportedly aware that All-Star Jimmy Butler planned to make a scene at practice Wednesday...
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  • NBA Trade Rumors: Latest Buzz on Jimmy Butler's Trade Request and Anthony Davis

    5 days ago - By Bleacher Report

    There's never a dull moment in the NBA , regardless whether it's playing games that count, games that don't or no games at all. This league often does drama better than Hollywood...
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  • Report: Bulls Insider Says Jimmy Butler Changed Due to Mark Wahlberg Friendship

    5 days ago - By Bleacher Report

    Disgruntled Minnesota Timberwolves star Jimmy Butler is close friends with Hollywood actor Mark Wahlberg, and at least one person believes the relationship has altered Butler's attitude...
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  • Cris Carter on Jimmy Butler's criticism of Timberwolves: 'I wouldn't let him back in the building'

    Cris Carter on Jimmy Butler's criticism of Timberwolves: 'I wouldn't let him back in the building'

    5 days ago - By Fox Sports

    Cris Carter discusses Jimmy Butler's criticism of the Minnesota Timberwolves and why he shouldn't be on the team anymore.
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  • Jimmy Butler Trade Rumors: Timberwolves Guard Wants Deal by Friday

    5 days ago - By Yahoo Sports

    Timberwolves shooting guard Jimmy Butler has reportedly made it clear that he wants to be traded out of Minnesota by Friday, reports Five Reasons Sports Network. Butler hasn't practiced with the team since training camp opened on Sept. 25, which was a week after he met with coach Tom Thibodeau to request a trade. According to The Athletic, Butler has returned to Minnesota and reiterated his desire to be traded in a meeting with Thibodeau.
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