BOSTON, MA — Jimmy Butler took awhile before meeting with the media after Wednesday’s loss to the Boston Celtics because of a pressing matter, a meeting of the minds of sorts.
It wasn’t with any of his teammates, but with his coach, Fred Hoiberg, who disregarded Butler’s suggestion that he stay in to start the fourth quarter as opposed to Hoiberg giving him a brief rest.
The opening minutes saw the Celtics take a 12-2 run to create some distance in what was a tie game to start the fourth, as Butler couldn’t get to the scorer’s table fast enough to get checked back in.