“Jimmy Butler would’ve really knocked out Anthony Edwards!”: NBA Twitter sparks a debate as the Heat star and Wolves guard get into a minor altercation

Advait Jajodia | 25/11/2021
“Jimmy Butler would’ve really knocked out Anthony Edwards!”: NBA Twitter sparks a debate as the Heat star and Wolves guard get into a minor altercation

During the dying seconds of the third quarter of the Heat-Wolves clash, Jimmy Butler and Anthony Edwards got into a minor altercation.

On Wednesday night, the Minnesota Timberwolves hosted a Jimmy Butler-led Miami Heat squad at the Target Center. An action-packed thriller that witnessed 13 lead changes and 9 ties, ended with the improved Timberwolves team grabbing a huge 113-101 victory, winning their 5th straight game.

It was an incredible game-winning performance by Anthony Edwards, stuffing the stat sheet up with 33 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, a block, and finished the night with a super-efficient +/- of +19.

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Despite scoring the ball in a plethora of different ways and being a pest on the defensive end, Edwards got viral on social media for the minor physical quarrel he got into with Jimmy Buckets.

NBA Twitter reacts to the Jimmy Butler-Anthony Edwards altercation

During the dying seconds of the 3rd quarter, Edwards, while being guarded by Jimmy, was called for a traveling violation. Butler then went on to snatch the ball out of Anthony’s hands. Not appreciating what the Heat forward did, the Ant-Man slightly pushed the 5-time All-Star on his back.

As you must’ve expected, Jimmy was having none of it, leading to a small altercation. Fortunately, officials and teammates were quick enough in separating the two, before things could escalate.

Here, have a look at the incident.

 

As soon as the clip went viral on social media, fans went crazy with their reactions. A few fans even debated who would win in a hypothetical fistfight.

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This season, the association has seen quite a few major fights – the Nikola Jokic-Markieff Morris fight, the LeBron James-Isaiah Stewart bloodshed. Luckily, this altercation didn’t go on to be something very serious. Kudos to the referees, who were fast enough in calming the two hotheads down.

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Advait Jajodia, an NBA and Tennis journalist for The SportsRush, has had a passion for both sports for over a decade. His admiration for Kobe Bryant, Stephen Curry, and Rafael Nadal pushed him to gain a profound understanding of the sports. With a background as a multi-sport athlete, Advait uses his experience on the hardwood and the court to offer insightful analysis. Over four years of dedicated sports journalism has equipped the 22-year-old with a unique perspective, reflected in his prolific portfolio of 4,700+ articles.

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