NBA legend Scottie Pippen isn't impressed with Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler or modern NBA superstars in the player empowerment era.
Pippen won six rings alongside Michael Jordan on the Bulls. Regardless of how the Hall of Famer felt at the time or what he’s said about that duo in retirement, Pippen undeniably became a champion by playing his role and doing whatever the Bulls needed.
Butler, who hits unrestricted free agency this summer, wanted a max contract. The Heat didn’t extend the 35-year-old last summer, setting up a potentially ugly divorce in a marriage that’s featured two NBA Finals trips. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra essentially declined comment ahead of Friday’s blowout loss to the Nuggets, even implying he’d know if a reporter tried getting him to talk about Butler’s suspension or recent trade request.. “That’s not his nature. That’s not who he is. That tells you something about how he’s feeling about it.”
Does that mean both sides are ready to proceed like nothing—including a seemingly never-ending trade saga and public feud between Butler and Riley—ever happened?“It is not fixable as it stands right now between Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat,” ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania reported on“It is not fixable as it stands right now between Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat. … I’m told he doubled down in his meeting with .
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