Jimmy Butler Gave Out His Phone Number At A Press Conference

Jimmy Butler was introduced as a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday at a press conference, as is customary for any major signing or trade addition in the NBA. Butler fielded the usual questions about joining a new team, playing for his old coach, Tom Thibodeau, and getting a fresh start in Minnesota.

Those answers were pretty standard, but Butler did turn heads with his answer to a question about recent criticisms he’s faced from guys like Antoine Walker who questioned him as a bad locker room guy. Butler took the criticism in stride and said he’ll accept that kind of critique, but then invited everyone (and I mean everyone) to call him by handing out his phone number on live TV.

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“Everybody’s entitled to their opinion. My phone’s in my back pocket right now,” Butler said. “Whoever has anything to say to me, feel free. 773-899-6701.”

It’s a boss move from Butler and when you call the number, you reach a voicemail box (that quickly filled up to the limit) with Jimmy Butler’s voice greeting you to leave a message, especially if you have beef.

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Not since Mike Jones asked the world to hit him up on the low at 281-330-8004, has there been a better public drop of a personal phone number than what Jimmy Butler just did. One would assume he’ll be changing his number now that he’s in Minnesota after this stunt, but if not, his voicemail box and text messages are going to remain full for a long, long time.

Fans quickly pounced on the opportunity to message him, especially Bulls fans wishing to apologize for how he was sent out or beg him to come back.