{"id":124609,"date":"2025-02-19T12:19:33","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T17:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=124609"},"modified":"2025-02-19T12:19:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T17:19:33","slug":"warriors-jimmy-butler-tim-hardaway-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/02\/19\/warriors-jimmy-butler-tim-hardaway-criticism\/","title":{"rendered":"Warriors’ Jimmy Butler Reaps Rigid Critique From Hall of Famer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now a member of the\u00a0<\/span>Golden State Warriors<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Jimmy Butler<\/span><\/a>\u00a0is still reaping fodder from some for his behavior, leading to his grim exit from the\u00a0<\/span>Miami Heat<\/span><\/a>\u00a0organization. Even before Pat Riley managed the trade, Butler was under heavy scrutiny for how he handled himself while still with the Heat. His actions led to multiple suspensions and an image that came under fire from some of the NBA media’s largest personalities. All of this is old news now, as the Warriors are happy to have Butler in their ranks. However, some of the fodder is still falling. The latest comes from a former player and Hall of Famer, who shelled out his critique of how Butler handled the entire situation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Warriors’ Jimmy Butler Reaps Rigid Critique From Hall of Famer<\/h2>\n

Former NBA Star Tim Hardaway Sr. Refers to Warriors’ Jimmy Butler As A “CryBaby”<\/h3>\n

‘You’re a crybaby,’ proclaims\u00a0<\/span>Tim Hardaway Sr<\/span><\/a>. to Butler, who didn’t mince words in levying criticism to the player and the organization. Hardaway, a 13-year NBA Hall of Famer, knows something about the Miami Heat organization. He played there for several seasons in the late 90s and early 2000s. He was also on hand during Riley’s first days with the franchise, so he knows exactly how Riley operates as a leader. His history in Miami and playing for Riley perhaps gives Hardaway more weight to throw into the ring.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hardaway recently sat down with Frank Isola for SiriusXM NBA Radio<\/span><\/a>, where the subject came up, and the former 5x All-Star unloaded on Butler’s behavior but didn’t leave it there. He also pointed a finger at the Heat organization for allowing some of the things Butler got away with.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t agree with what he was doing. You are under contract. You\u2019re a baby. You\u2019re a crybaby because they said no to you. We used to get no said to us all the time and we used to know how to take it. It is what it is. It\u2019s a question. You get a yes or a no. You might not like the question but you can\u2019t deviate and mess up the team.”\u00a0<\/em>Hardaway continued, “I\u00a0fault them for letting him get away with a bunch of stuff too. You got to nip it in the bud. When he went after [Erik] Spoelstra, told [him] he\u2019d kick his ____ at a timeout and they had to take another timeout because Udonis Haslem was circling around.\u00a0That should have been like, \u2018You\u2019re getting three to five games. You don\u2019t talk to the coach like that.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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“[Jimmy Butler’s] a baby. [He’s] a crybaby”<\/p>\n

Heat and Warriors legend Tim Hardaway Sr. had some choice words for Jimmy Butler with @TheFrankIsola<\/a> and @TermineRadio<\/a> #HeatCulture<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/26QkHPiF0V<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 SiriusXM NBA Radio (@SiriusXMNBA) February 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n