Chicago Bulls guard Jimmy Butler is confused and a little angry about the local media having a created a narrative about him and Derrick Rose supposedly beefing.
Butler repeated Thursday that there is no truth to the rumors.
Jimmy Butler and Derrick Rose have been texting regularly about Hoiberg's offense, including this morning.
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Butler: "I don’t understand why everybody wants to find a problem with me and Derrick. Let us be the fierce, (expletive) competitors we are"
— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) October 8, 2015
Butler: "I’ve said it multiple times: I don’t care whose team it is. My job is just to help win. When we win, everybody looks great."
— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) October 8, 2015
Butler says he loves playing alongside Rose, and that they have a chance to form the NBA’s top backccourt.
Per the Chicago Tribune:
Jimmy Butler and Derrick Rose took some time Thursday morning to text each other about Fred Hoiberg’s offense. […] “He told me to make sure to take the 3-pointer if it’s open because he knows I sometimes still hesitate,” Butler said.
“I don’t understand why everybody wants to find a problem with me and Derrick,” Butler said. “Let us be the fierce (expletive) competitors that we are (and) just let us play together. There’s nothing going on.” […] Ever since the funky ending to last season’s playoffs, in which a passive Rose took four second-half shots in the final game against the Cavaliers, the storyline has lingered. Butler has spoken about it several times, including during a lengthy sit-down in August at the USA Basketball minicamp.
“I’ll try to keep my cuss words to a minimum, but it’s making me mad,” Butler said. “I love having Derrick as a teammate. I think we can be one of the best — if not the best — backcourts in the NBA.” […] “Derrick and I are two great players who play well together,” Butler said. “We do have to adjust a bit to each other’s game because we haven’t played a lot together. But we will continue to get better as we play more games and get the feel for this new offense.”
