Jimmy Butler seemingly had a message for the NBA after he was traded to the Warriors on Wednesday evening.
The NBA star was dealt in a four-team commerce that concerned the Warmth, Warriors, Jazz and Pistons, based on a number of studies.
Andrew Wiggins, P.J. Tucker, Kyle Anderson and a protected first-round choose are headed to Miami as a part of the deal that ends the long-running saga between Butler and the Warmth.
After information of the commerce broke on-line, Butler posted a music on his social media accounts with the caption, “Welcome to the wild wild west.”
The posts additionally included a music word emoji.
Rapper, singer, songwriter and document producer Breland was tagged within the submit on Instagram.
It’s not clear who the credit belong to on the music with nation vibes, although it might be from a rustic music challenge that Butler has been engaged on with Breland.
The music options lyrics that might be perceived as a sign of what’s to return for him together with his new workforce.
One verse of the music went, “Attempt to put a bounty on my head and entire lotta individuals gonna wind up lifeless. Something goes on the finish of the street, ain’t no one bout to gradual me down.”
Butler had reportedly most popular to go to the Suns, however the deal that despatched him to Golden State is bound to be sufficient to make Butler comfortable to be out of South Seashore, the place issues between him and the Warmth had deteriorated.
Whereas Miami had initially shot down notions that they might commerce Butler — with workforce president Pat Riley even placing out a press release saying as a lot in December — they needed to do an about-face when it grew to become clear that Butler didn’t wish to play for the group any longer.
Within the weeks that adopted, Butler was suspended thrice for numerous causes associated to “conduct detrimental to the workforce,” which included lacking a workforce flight and strolling out of a morning shootaround after he was knowledgeable he wouldn’t be within the beginning lineup.