Kelly Oubre Jr. avoids giving Jimmy Butler motivation: He's a great basketball player
Ky Carlin: Kelly Oubre Jr. on any keys to defending Jimmy Butler on Wednesday: “I’m not giving nothing. No keys. He’s smart. He watches this type of stuff. He gets fueled by it. He’s a great basketball player. I’m looking forward to going against him.” #Sixers
Source: Twitter @Ky_Carlin
Source: Twitter @Ky_Carlin
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Brady Hawk @BradyHawk305
This was a month into the season
Jimmy Butler heading over to Nikola Jovic’s games with Sioux Falls
Fast forward to now, we’re heading into big play-in/playoff games with both starting for this team
That growth was highlight of the season
pic.twitter.com/JJ5CA07qKV – 2:19 PM
This was a month into the season
Jimmy Butler heading over to Nikola Jovic’s games with Sioux Falls
Fast forward to now, we’re heading into big play-in/playoff games with both starting for this team
That growth was highlight of the season
pic.twitter.com/JJ5CA07qKV – 2:19 PM
Lauren Rosen @LaurenMRosen
Kelly Oubre Jr. can’t wait for the play-in:
“Coming from my situations – I’m blessed to have a next game.
It’s fun. You get really locked in and ready to play that match. It’s all or nothing. At the end of the day it’s serious, because we’re all fighting for something bigger.” – 1:17 PM
Kelly Oubre Jr. can’t wait for the play-in:
“Coming from my situations – I’m blessed to have a next game.
It’s fun. You get really locked in and ready to play that match. It’s all or nothing. At the end of the day it’s serious, because we’re all fighting for something bigger.” – 1:17 PM
Brady Hawk @BradyHawk305
Jimmy Butler talks about the confidence of the team, the preparation of the staff, and involvement of the front office (via Slam)
Then adds:
“And I’m on the team. So I’m taking my chances every time.” pic.twitter.com/oUkdgRdEja – 12:04 PM
Jimmy Butler talks about the confidence of the team, the preparation of the staff, and involvement of the front office (via Slam)
Then adds:
“And I’m on the team. So I’m taking my chances every time.” pic.twitter.com/oUkdgRdEja – 12:04 PM
Brady Hawk @BradyHawk305
Jimmy Butler in his Slam interview:
“It’s the time where people really gotta think about going up against the Miami Heat and myself. I know what I’m capable of. I know what my squad is capable of. And don’t nobody want to see us in a seven-game series anyways. We know that.” pic.twitter.com/EX70ejQc8B – 11:43 AM
Jimmy Butler in his Slam interview:
“It’s the time where people really gotta think about going up against the Miami Heat and myself. I know what I’m capable of. I know what my squad is capable of. And don’t nobody want to see us in a seven-game series anyways. We know that.” pic.twitter.com/EX70ejQc8B – 11:43 AM
Gery Woelfel @GeryWoelfel
The good news for the Bucks is they’ve avoided playing the Jimmy Butler-led Heat and the Joel Embiid-led Sixers.
The bad news for the Bucks is they’ll face the Pacers, the most explosive team in the NBA.
The Pacers averaged a league-high 122.9 points per game this season.
But… – 8:24 PM
The good news for the Bucks is they’ve avoided playing the Jimmy Butler-led Heat and the Joel Embiid-led Sixers.
The bad news for the Bucks is they’ll face the Pacers, the most explosive team in the NBA.
The Pacers averaged a league-high 122.9 points per game this season.
But… – 8:24 PM
Keith Pompey @PompeyOnSixers
Sixers realize facing nemesis Jimmy Butler, Miami Heat in NBA Play-In Tournament is “tricky situation.” inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-… via @phillyinquirer – 6:20 PM
Sixers realize facing nemesis Jimmy Butler, Miami Heat in NBA Play-In Tournament is “tricky situation.” inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-… via @phillyinquirer – 6:20 PM
Brady Hawk @BradyHawk305
Heat in Philly for the play-in game
Jimmy Butler vs Philly
Kyle Lowry vs Heat
Butler vs Embiid
Whole lot of storylines
That time of the year – 3:23 PM
Heat in Philly for the play-in game
Jimmy Butler vs Philly
Kyle Lowry vs Heat
Butler vs Embiid
Whole lot of storylines
That time of the year – 3:23 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
With Terry Rozier and Duncan Robinson again out, the Heat again opening with Bam Adebayo, Nikola Jovic, Jimmy Butler, Tyler Herro and Caleb Martin. – 12:32 PM
With Terry Rozier and Duncan Robinson again out, the Heat again opening with Bam Adebayo, Nikola Jovic, Jimmy Butler, Tyler Herro and Caleb Martin. – 12:32 PM
Dave Early @DavidEarly
Jam packed with Embiid injury updates and reactions from Joel himself, coach Nurse, Tyrese Maxey, and Kelly Oubre. Plus some unlucky playoff scenarios to root for Sunday.
libertyballers.com/2024/4/13/2412… – 2:52 PM
Jam packed with Embiid injury updates and reactions from Joel himself, coach Nurse, Tyrese Maxey, and Kelly Oubre. Plus some unlucky playoff scenarios to root for Sunday.
libertyballers.com/2024/4/13/2412… – 2:52 PM
Austin Krell @NBAKrell
Postgame media availabilities for Nick Nurse and Kelly Oubre Jr. are available on my YouTube channel.
Nurse: youtu.be/WacN3g9SjuU?si…
Oubre: youtu.be/Fsl-kew38LY?si… – 10:46 PM
Postgame media availabilities for Nick Nurse and Kelly Oubre Jr. are available on my YouTube channel.
Nurse: youtu.be/WacN3g9SjuU?si…
Oubre: youtu.be/Fsl-kew38LY?si… – 10:46 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Jimmy Butler now at the line for his first free throws in two games. – 8:34 PM
Jimmy Butler now at the line for his first free throws in two games. – 8:34 PM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
Heat again going with the starting lineup of Tyler Herro, Caleb Martin, Jimmy Butler, Nikola Jovic and Bam Adebayo tonight vs. Raptors – 7:31 PM
Heat again going with the starting lineup of Tyler Herro, Caleb Martin, Jimmy Butler, Nikola Jovic and Bam Adebayo tonight vs. Raptors – 7:31 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
With Terry Rozier and Duncan Robinson out, the Heat again opening with Bam Adebayo, Nikola Jovic, Jimmy Butler, Tyler Herro and Caleb Martin. – 7:31 PM
With Terry Rozier and Duncan Robinson out, the Heat again opening with Bam Adebayo, Nikola Jovic, Jimmy Butler, Tyler Herro and Caleb Martin. – 7:31 PM
More on this storyline
That sounds like something the fabled and fearless “Playoff Jimmy” would say, doesn’t it? Only thing is, Butler continues to deny that Playoff Jimmy exists. “That’s not a thing for the hundredth time,” he insists. “Playoff Jimmy is not a thing. Emo Jimmy, thing. Football Jimmy, thing. Tennis Jimmy, thing. Daddy Jimmy, thing. Zaddy Jimmy, thing. But Playoff Jimmy, not so much.” -via SLAM / April 15, 2024
Ah, yes. We should probably talk a bit about basketball. It’s mid-March when we shoot this cover—or, as Jimmy Butler calls it, “that time.” Allow him to elaborate: “It’s the time where people really gotta think about going up against the Miami Heat and myself. I know what I’m capable of. I know what my squad is capable of. And don’t nobody want to see us in a seven-game series anyways. We know that.” -via SLAM / April 15, 2024
Miami finished eighth in the Eastern Conference with a 46-36 record. But, then again, the Heat entered last year’s playoffs as the No. 8 seed before going on an epic run to the Finals. In 2019-20, the League’s bubble season, Miami reached the Finals as the No. 5 seed. “Nobody can tell you anything right now,” Jimmy says. “There are three things that you gotta have in order to win a championship: you’ve gotta be playing your best basketball at the right time, you gotta be healthy, and you gotta be lucky. That’s just the way that it is. So can’t nobody tell right now who’s going to have all three of those things.” -via SLAM / April 15, 2024
With six games left, Oubre is looking to just help Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, and the Sixers make their run toward a title. “I don’t really have any personal goals,” Oubre added of the final six games. “I just want to play well, solidify myself as a two-way player in this league, show that I can play with Jo, Tyrese, and guys, and obviously picking off wins too but yeah, no, no true personal goals, but just kind of just show that I play both sides of the ball really well.” -via Sixers Wire / April 4, 2024
As the season draws to a close and the playoffs are set to begin, Kelly Oubre is looking to make a statement to everybody, and to the Sixers, that he can be a solid two-way player in this league. He will enter free agency again after the season. “The summer don’t happen until you take care of business right now,” he said. “So no, I don’t foreshadow. I don’t try to think about things like that, but you try to put yourself in the best position possible for the summer but that starts now and today.” -via Sixers Wire / April 4, 2024
Austin Krell: The NBA announced that Nick Nurse was fined $50K for aggressively pursuing and verbally abusing game officials in Wednesday’s loss to the Clippers. Kelly Oubre Jr. was fined $50K for verbally abusing and directing obscene gestures at game officials. -via Twitter @NBAKrell / March 29, 2024