Butler jokingly blames Spoelstra for celebration fine

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Heat's Jimmy Butler jokingly blames Erik Spoelstra for celebration fine

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Grey Papke | Last updated 4/30/22

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler is not surprised that he got fined for his celebration during Tuesday’s 97-94 Game 5 win over the Atlanta Hawks, but he is asserting that he absolutely cannot be held responsible.

Butler admitted he was not shocked by the fine both he received for his hip-thrust celebration during the series clincher. He also wasn’t even surprised that the team was fined for turning it into a GIF. However, he defended himself by saying he was only doing what coach Erik Spoelstra told him to.

Jimmy Butler blames Spo for his $15K fine and won’t be changing his celebrations. Here is his full response pic.twitter.com/QiFcUJ1BDK

— Giselle Espinales (@GiselleSports) April 30, 2022

“It’s Spo’s fault. It is,” Butler said Saturday. “He always says to celebrate everybody else’s success. Max (Strus) go on a 10-0 run, I celebrate, I get fined.”

Spoelstra will probably be fine wearing this one. The team won, so all is well. As long as this blame game is in jest, unlike earlier in the season, there are no problems here.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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