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The Bill Simmons Podcast

Ep. 106: Jimmy Butler

The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Ringer

Sports

4.430.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2016

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

HBO and The Ringer's Bill Simmons brings on two-time NBA All-Star and three-time NBA All-Defensive team honoree Jimmy Butler to discuss being a late-blooming draft steal, Tom Thibodeau's raw deal with the Bulls (15:00), guarding LeBron vs. guarding Steph (22:00), the importance of the 3-pointer (29:00), his personal beefs (35:00), dispelling trade rumors (46:00), and playing for Team USA in Rio (52:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:13.0

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1:24.0

And finally, any given Wednesday in my TV show launches on HBO, June 22nd, Wednesday, 10pm. Ever since we started this podcast on October 1st, last year, I have been talking about my new TV show and how it's coming.

1:40.0

And it's actually here. It's gonna happen. You might have seen a pro more or a billboard or two. There's no stop in this. I can't stop it. I think legally, I don't even think I could stop it at this point. I think I have to host this thing now.

1:52.0

No, seriously, we're super excited. And we've put a lot of hard work into this thing. And we are launching 10 o'clock Wednesday night. Check it out. Please spread the word.

2:04.0

DVRs. DVRing is always good. If you like this podcast, I'm pretty sure you're gonna like this TV show. That's all I'm gonna say. I don't wanna hype it up too much.

2:15.0

But if you're here and you subscribe to this and you listen to this, I don't really know why you wouldn't like the HBO show.

2:22.0

Anyway, check that out. And we are rolling with Jimmy Butler right now.

2:27.0

Jimmy Butler in the house. You're in the news. I'm here. You're officially an NBA star because you're in fake trade rumors.

2:40.0

Congratulations. Thank you. It feels great to be to be one that didn't talk about.

2:45.0

What's that like? What's that like to be in a situation that you probably like your young guy?

2:51.0

It's weird. You just had a big contract and now all of a sudden you're in fake trade rumors.

2:55.0

It's, I don't know. It came out of nowhere, I guess. It's funny to hear people talk about it.

3:02.0

Some people want me on this team. Some people want me on that team. And it hurts my feelings because nobody really cares what I want.

3:10.0

Right. Well, you've been pretty quiet, right? You haven't said that much.

3:13.0

Yeah, no. I'm a quiet guy. Sometimes I wasn't quiet at some point this season.

3:17.0

Yeah. But I'm really a quiet guy. I just do my work and hush up.

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