Leave it to Marcus Smart to send Jimmy Butler into Hit ‘Em Up mode.
After the Boston Celtics defeated the Chicago Bulls in Game 4 on Sunday to knot their first-round series at two games apiece, Butler ripped into Smart, calling him “a great actor” and saying that he was “not about that life.”
Jimmy Butler ethers Marcus Smart: “He’s a great actor. Acting tough … he’s not about that life.” pic.twitter.com/1SDKOw7tYF
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) April 24, 2017
Butler and Smart exchanged words in the second quarter and had to be separated, earning double technical fouls for their efforts.
Jimmy Butler and Marcus Smart. pic.twitter.com/XLvn94WHdC
— ⓂarcusD (@_MarcusD2_) April 23, 2017
Butler’s comments may have partly been due to the frustration of dropping two straight home games to blow a 2-0 series lead (as we saw from his head coach as well). But for a series that has already been chock full of entertaining side beefs, now we have a Butler-Smart blood battle to add to the fun.
