{"id":31534,"date":"2025-02-07T07:29:31","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T07:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=31534"},"modified":"2025-02-07T07:29:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T07:29:31","slug":"breaking-steve-kerrs-jimmy-butler-statement-after-warriors-lakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=31534","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Steve Kerr&#8217;s Jimmy Butler Statement After Warriors-Lakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3274,h_1841,x_0,y_87\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/inside_the_warriors\/01jkfj63cn6tvwmaajyt.jpg\" alt=\"Nov 26, 2024; Miami, Florida, USA; Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) looks on against the Milwaukee Bucks during the fourth quarter at Kaseya Center. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"tagStyle_1bmarg5-o_O-style_gt0nzj-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">\n<div>Warriors head coach Steve Kerr got excited about the Jimmy Butler addition after losing to the Lakers<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_y7lhz8fbu\">After trailing by 20 points at halftime, the Golden State Warriors stormed back to nearly complete a second-half comeback over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. Lakers superstar forward LeBron James dropped 42 points, 17 rebounds, and 8 assists, while Warriors All-NBA guard Steph Curry had 37 points, but shot 13-35 from the field and 6-20 from deep.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_i25yb8zg4\">The Warriors desperately need someone to take some of the offensive stress off of Curry, which is a huge reason why they just completed a trade to acquire All-Star forward Jimmy Butler from the Miami Heat.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"style_1y6if9u-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_c0quzot4q\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1887748125252837468&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fnba%2Fwarriors%2Fnews%2Fsteve-kerr-s-jimmy-butler-statement-after-warriors-lakers-01jkfgmz0dyd&amp;sessionId=c42d4180c660e16ddffe43a1eab171738ea9a40a&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1887748125252837468\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_e7noba1yk\">\n<p data-mm-id=\"_avr1ynow6\">Butler will certainly make a difference in Golden State as one of the league&#8217;s top two-way talents when healthy, even though he has not gotten much opportunity to showcase that this season.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_6vze3ltz7\">Following the crushing loss in LA, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr spoke about how important Butler will be in helping the team in close games, referencing Wednesday&#8217;s loss to the Jazz.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_thsc8jwrq\">&#8220;Ten-point lead with three minutes left, I\u2019m confident we close out that game with Jimmy,&#8221; Kerr said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Steve Kerr believes Jimmy Butler will \u201csettle\u201d the Warriors down in clutch moments. Called the collapse in Utah last night a good example: \u201cTen-point lead with three minutes left, I\u2019m confident we close out that game with Jimmy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anthonyVslater\/status\/1887743718331216289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_ws2hocjps\">Kerr also spoke on how a big reason for the Butler trade was to take some of that pressure off of Curry, via KNBR.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_7tfv8yrau\">&#8220;A big reason for the [Jimmy Butler] trade is to help Steph, help alleviate some of that pressure&#8230; I imagine that Jimmy is going to be really important for us both with Steph next to him and when Steph&#8217;s off the floor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_87tas0qjn\">Butler and Curry will be a very intriguing duo when the former Heat star makes his debut, as Golden State has finally gotten their franchise point guard another serious scoring threat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warriors head coach Steve Kerr got excited about the Jimmy Butler addition after losing to the Lakers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":31537,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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