Candis R. McLean
Do you know what’s better than showing off how great your life is going to your ex? Scoring 43 points on them in the first half. Much has been made of the final months of Jimmy Butler’s exodus from the Minnesota Timberwolves. When he was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers months ago, the January 15th matchup between Butler and his old teammates was circled as one of the most buzzed-about matchups of the pre-All-Star break season. The hype lasted all the way up until game day.
Pre-Game Hype
The end result was a good old-fashioned stomping in the dirt. The home team did not disappoint and neither did social media. Here are the best reactions from Tuesday night’s divorcee drama.
Gameplay
When KAT’s weightroom access was denied…
Jimmy Butler vs. KAT in the post ? pic.twitter.com/zXZE2T05rV
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 16, 2019
Then the game really started getting out of hand and everybody noticed…
Jimmy Butler and the 76ers dropped 83 points on the Timberwolves in one half ? pic.twitter.com/GxsXhsuHvz
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 16, 2019
#Timberwolves: Time to show Jimmy Butler we don't need him.
Jimmy Butler: pic.twitter.com/SEQKOGzaHU
— The Rush (@therushyahoo) January 16, 2019
Jimmy Butler: You guys can’t win without me.
Timberwolves: pic.twitter.com/pgikScncrK
— Yahoo Sports NBA (@YahooSportsNBA) January 16, 2019
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Post Game
Jimmy chimed in with the “new year, new me” post…
Jimmy Butler throwing shade at his former team… BTW we love it! #Sixers #SixersNation #HereTheyCome #NBA pic.twitter.com/9FLDAU1aXN
— A2D Radio (@a2dradio_com) January 16, 2019
“I liked the fact that we beat them man.”
#Sixers Jimmy Butler on what it was like facing his old team, the #Timberwolves pic.twitter.com/LseOBwQwtb
— Dave Uram (@MrUram) January 16, 2019
In Jimmy Butler’s first game against his former team, the Sixers blow out the Timberwolves by 42 ? pic.twitter.com/aggX9Kj9QE
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 16, 2019
Embiid was Embiid…
Legend goes, Jimmy Butler took Minnesota’s third string and defeated the starters in the infamous Timberwolves’ practice.
Troll Embiid back in action ? pic.twitter.com/AdqQDrkMKL
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 16, 2019
“The Timberwolves, somehow, forgot that Jimmy Butler was going to do this to them.”
how did the t-wolves forget jimmy butler hates them? #highnoon pic.twitter.com/fmWPKiiM1a
— Bomani Jones (@bomani_jones) January 16, 2019
“That was not normal game”
So Jeff Teague pretty much said that they had no chance to win last night because we wanted to win. Jimmy wasn’t wrong about the Wolves not caring enough. pic.twitter.com/DLXZ6FWLk9
— Sixers News (29-16) (@SixersNews0719) January 16, 2019
And the Winner is…
As if beating Minnesota by 42 points wasn't enough, Joel Embiid and Jimmy Butler trolled the Timberwolves after Tuesday's blowout win https://t.co/i7hqDBTDiQ pic.twitter.com/SFYkZe4XzS
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) January 16, 2019
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To recap the Saga
Jimmy Butler x the Timberwolves.
Never a dull moment ? pic.twitter.com/U8leP3URTr
— Religion of Sports (@religionofsport) January 16, 2019
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At the end of the day, brotherly love was extended to the stepkids…
Standing ?? for Dario Saric and Robert Covington
Not so much for Jarryd Bayless#Sixers pic.twitter.com/8u6Ip0TqUN
— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) January 16, 2019
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