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Via Pro Basketball Talk, while some speculated Butler did not want to play after imbibing too heavily in the L.A. nightlife over the weekend, D’Antoni confirmed Butler’s explanation.
“He was tired and he just felt like his legs weren’t there,” D’Antoni said after Sunday’s game. “He didn’t practice yesterday or play today. You have to respect that. He plays hard. Sometimes your body just needs a rest.”
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This is a rather historic cluster by Minnesota. Dating back to NBA expansion in the 1966-67 season, only three previous teams placed all five starters among the top 40 in minutes per game. The St. Louis Hawks did it twice (1967-68 and ’69-70, after they had moved to Atlanta). And the ‘86-87 Boston Celtics did it en route to their fifth Finals in seven seasons.
The Wolves are on pace to become the fourth, with their starters playing a combined 177.2 minutes per game, most in the NBA by a considerable margin and not that far off that Celtics team’s all-time mark of 190.0.
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The 2017-18 Wolves? Their starters have played 69.6 percent of Minnesota’s available time so far (6,563 of 9,435).
It's Allstar weekend, give him a fucking break. Who cares even if he pocketed 25K... Not a big deal, only people talking about it, are the same fans who couldn't give a shit less about Allstar weekend, but just want something to bitch and moan about to feel validated with their shitty lives. Like if the players don't give a shit, why should you?
This post was edited by pAiLiXziX on Feb 20 2018 09:43am