Where Was Jimmy?
Jimmy Butler could not have played any worse on Friday night.
He racked up a season-low three points on 1-for-13 shooting, with a game-worst +/- of -23.
Jimmy Butler, who came off the bench tonight, shot 1-of-13 (.077) from the field, his worst shooting percentage in his career (min. 10 FGA).
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 28, 2017
Let’s take a look at the only highlight of Butler’s night, courtesy of @_MarcusD2_:
Not even at this point were Bulls fans expecting a great game out of Butler.
In fact, the rest of the game probably had us like:
Here’s my plain and simple take: Butler couldn’t care less about this game. His body language and on-court sluggishness coming off the bench was surely more distress for Bulls fans.
Not much to say about Butler’s game, except there were easily missed opportunities, like completely botching an alley-oop thrown to him early in the game.
He even went as far as to taking himself out of the game after earning his second foul in the first half of the game.
Check out his post-game interview: