Social media reacts to Jimmy Butler asking out of Miami: 'Pat Riley let him down'
The NBA trade deadline is heating up. Jimmy Butler has told Miami that he wants out. The six-time All-Star, playing his sixth season in Florida, is also open to playing anywhere other than the franchise where Pat Riley works.
Check out some of the immediate reactions to Butler asking to be traded.
Jimmy Butler isn’t a villain to me. I don’t blame him. Pat Riley let him down.
Sadly, it was leading to this point. We saw this man save the Heat, pull them from the gutter. It’s a shame.— 𝙃𝙀𝘼𝙏 𝙉𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 (@HeatvsHaters) January 3, 2025
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The NBA is so back, baby— Cameron Tabatabaie (@CTabatabaie) January 3, 2025
pat riley really ran lebron dwade and jimmy butler outta town in a decades span. thats crazy to me
— 🏆 - Jays Enthusiast (@gReenbean_26) January 3, 2025
Miami staffers having to physically restrain Pat Riley to keep him from tweeting "Jimmy Butler can shut the f--- up" from the official Heat PR account
— Harrison Faigen (@hmfaigen) January 3, 2025
They will never make me hate you, Jimmy Butler.
Pat Riley and company are actively killing my love for the NBA right now. Every single franchise player we ever have in Miami is driven away.
It’s time to fire Riley and start over. I’m done with everyone except Erik Spoelstra.— Austin (@Austin_Konenski) January 3, 2025
oh dear. pic.twitter.com/NQvgFsENGO
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) January 3, 2025
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