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Adrian WojnarowskiESPN
While the Minnesota Timberwolves stagnate in Jimmy Butler's trade talks, the star striker has expressed his intention to join the team during his trip to Golden State for Friday night's game, ESPN told reporters. sources close to the league.
Butler will miss Wednesday's home game against Utah for what the team calls "general pain and preventive rest."
Houston, Miami and Philadelphia are among the newer teams that are interested in Butler, but there is a collective belief that Timberwolves president and coach Tom Thibodeau is not ready to seriously negotiate an exchange. , according to league sources.
Thibodeau spoke with Butler and his team's medical staff about his absence for Wednesday's game. However, Butler told his associates that he was planning to play against the Warriors on Friday night, sources told ESPN.
Butler and his representative continue to express their frustration at what they view as Minnesota's inaction in processing his transaction request, and they prompted their owner, Glen Taylor, to speed up the process, said sources.
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