Jimmy Butler expresses on the confrontation with the practice of Wolves: "All my emotion is out at once"

The upset Minnesota Timberwolves star, Jimmy Butler, joined the team at the training on Wednesday for the first time since she asked for an exchange three weeks ago, and let's just say .. . it's not going well. Butler reportedly talked about all sorts of trash by driving the players in the third chain to a win over the starters, and apparently shouted insults at GM Scott Layden.

So yes, this whole story of Butler coming back to the Wolves is a bit out of place. After practice, Butler sat down with Rachel Nichols of ESPN and admitted that much of what has been reported is, in fact, true. He developed his state of mind:

"You have to think, I have not played basketball for so long, and I am so passionate and I love football, I do not do it for any other reason, if it's not good. is to compete and face the best to try to prove that I can hang on, "Butler said. "So, all my emotions came at once, was that the right way to do it? No. But I can not control that when I'm competing, it's my love of the game." C & # 39; is that which is raw – me at my best, me at my purest – that is what you are going to get inside the lines.

"I think I was honest, was I brutally honest? Yes, but I think that's the problem. Everyone is so afraid of being honest with each other." you do not like the way I drove in practice, one of the players approaching me. Someone says something – no matter who. I'm not going to take it offensively – it's not personal. "Jimmy, you should not have done that." Yes, you're probably right. "And I would have said, I'm not aware, I do not know how long.I mean, I'm passionate about this sport.I love the game and I like to win.C & Is everything I was doing was competing, playing hard, doing what I'm supposed to do on the basketball court. "

Butler refused to name names, but also added that the winners' top priority was not to win.

Wow, it's a lot to unpack. Butler's passion is unparalleled in the NBA, and she's definitely out on Wednesday. The question is: where do they go from here? The Miami Heat would still be interested in Butler's trading, but he still has not signed a contract with the Wolves. Unless they tell him to stay home, we have to assume that he will continue to show up for training and, possibly, games.

During his interview with ESPN, Butler reiterated that the situation in Minnesota was "not fixed", so we will have to wait and see what will be the next step. It goes without saying that this is the most intriguing story of the NBA because we are only one week away from regular season games.