Jimmy Butler has found a new way to contribute to the Golden State Warriors while recovering from his ACL injury, and Steve Kerr couldn’t help but laugh at his latest antics. The 37-year-old showed up to Monday’s 138-87 demolition of…
Injured Golden State Warriors star Jimmy Butler embraced an impromptu coaching role during Monday's 138-87 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. Butler, who is recovering from an ACL injury, appeared on the sideline dressed in the coaching staff's matching grey sweater and black pants while carrying a clipboard with the instructions "PASS TO STEPH."
Head coach Steve Kerr noted that Butler's appearance coincidentally mirrored a joke he had made to assistant Khalid Robinson minutes earlier. Meanwhile, rookie forward Yaxel Lendeborg jokingly criticized Butler's coaching efforts, teasing that Butler failed to pick up an expected technical foul.
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