MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler doesn’t like being a called a scorer.
Never mind that the moniker seems appropriate. He’s averaging nearly 30 points per game in this postseason, has reached the 40-point mark three times in his last 10 games after having zero such regular season games since 2017, and carried the Miami Heat over the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.
But say “scorer” to him, and he will scoff in disdain.
“I’ve been a quote-unquote scorer at other points in my career, and it didn’t work out too well for me,” Butler said.