Jimmy Butler does not worry about trade, will miss the "injury or not" games | Bleacher's report

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As the saga of Jimmy Butler in Minnesota continues, the four-time All-Star will continue to be cautious while waiting for an exchange, even if it means staying out of the way.

"I let them know," Butler said Friday, according to Nick Friedell of ESPN.com. "They do not know how my body feels, so if I get bitten, then you can count on that, I do not know, we'll see how it goes, I do not know what we're going to do." Tomorrow. Obviously, I have to get treated with a lot of other guys. But we'll see when Sunday and Monday arrive. "

Butler recently raised his eyebrows in Wednesday's game against Utah Jazz, awarded to his body "evil". According to ESPN's Rachel Nichols, Butler does not want to risk getting hurt and causing a real injury:

While some think Butler is trying to force Minnesota's hand in trade negotiations, he says it's not the case:

"I do not worry about the absence of agreement.Injury or not, I have to take care of myself.I realize that they have a job to do as a". I have one to do as a player.But if I'm not right with my body to go out there and do it, I do not want to be hurt.J & # I have been injured almost every year now, so we will take things with caution.

"If all these discussions did not continue and I sat because my body was painful, you would not ask me for such things."

He was back in training Friday, posting 21 points on 10 shots out of 23 (0 out of 8 out of three) in a 116-99 loss to the Golden State Warriors. While the final score was not tight, the Timberwolves led to a score of 33-12 in the fourth quarter. The loss put an end to a two-game winning streak and put the team at 4-5 for the season.

Butler underwent a knee surgery in February and returned to help his team overcome the drought that lasted 13 seasons in the playoffs less than two months later. He also suffered surgery on his right hand during the off season and missed training camp and the pre-season following his trade application becoming public.

Little has been achieved on the trade front since ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski announced last month that the Houston Rockets had offered the Timberwolves a package including four first-round picks.