Jimmy Butler takes down Joel Embiid and Philadelphia in five words

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler is not hiding how he feels about his former side the Philadelphia 76ers or their biggest star.

Jimmy Butler doesn't miss. Photo: Getty Images

It appears Jimmy Butler isn’t too happy with PJ Tucker, who opted out of his $7.4 million player option with the Miami Heat to join the Philadelphia 76ers.

Tucker signed a three-year, $33 million deal with Philadelphia this summer.

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On Wednesday, he thanked Miami and their fans for the season in an Instagram post, where Butler commented his crude feelings.

“F— you and @JoelEmbiid” — Jimmy Butler to PJ Traitor. I mean Tucker. pic.twitter.com/91q6V34IX6

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“f – k you and @joelembiid yeah I brought him into this (shrug shoulders emoji),” Butler wrote.

Butler has been vocal against the 76ers ever since they traded him to the Heat following the 2018-19 season.

According to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald, Butler was “very much hoping” Tucker would stay with the Heat.

Tucker is now playing for the team he helped eliminate from the 2022 NBA playoffs.

After that elimination, Butler very vocally came off the court saying “Tobias Harris over me?” referencing Philadelphia’s decision to build around a core of Harris, Joel Embiid, and Ben Simmons instead of him. Now that core is Harris, Embiid, and Tucker.

The love was there – in the past. Photo: Mitchell Leff/Getty Images/AFP

Things could now get even more interesting in future meetings between the 76ers and the Heat.

Butler however is loving life in Miami – taking the side to the Finals in 2020 and nearly taking the Heat past the Celtics.

However, he was slammed after he missed a three pointer late in the side’s game seven loss.

This story first appeared in the New York Post and was republished with permission.

Originally published as Jimmy Butler takes down Joel Embiid and Philadelphia in five words