Dennis Smith Jr’s “Salty” Jab at Jimmy Butler Enrages Heat Fans

The Miami Heat are up against the Brooklyn Nets for the night at the Kaseya Center. registering the seventh win to sustain the six-game winning streak, the Miami Heat went full-throttle against the Nets, 122-115.

The Miami Heat handled the offense in the absence of Tyler Herro. While Mikal Bridges was tackling Jimmy Butler and Co., another act just caught the cameras tonight. The fans were, however, quick to react to the clip when Jimmy Butler drew the foul.

Jimmy Butler knocked down by Dennis Smith Jr.

Jimmy Butler was on the floor, knocked down by the Nets point guard in tonight’s game. Dennis Smith Jr. hit the small forward and was hit with a technical foul in response. Although Butler was quick enough to approach the player with what seemed to be a ‘hand-to-hand’, the referees interrupted and cooled down the argument. With 55 seconds remaining in the third quarter, Dennis Smith Jr. collided with Butler while the latter was preparing for a driving layup.

Jimmy Butler, who missed the last game due to some family concerns, is back and thriving against the Nets with a total of 36 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists. Followed by a series of free throws, the Heat finished the quarter with a 95-83 lead.

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While the Nets point guard was charged a technical foul, the Heats loyalists are bombarding Twitter with comments that would affect the trailing Nets for the night.

Fans react as Smith Jr and Butler squabble

The Heat fans were quick to judge the collision as the Nets’ building frustration, for they were trailing behind the offensive spark plug. A plethora of reactions were caught while surfing the tweet. Some of those reactions even stand out. One of the loyalists said Butler was just playing up until now, and now he is going to be on a mission. According to the fans, the 36 points were just scored when Jimmy Butler was strolling on the hardwood. Imagine the scoring momentum that would happen once the small forward seriously committed to the goal of hitting buckets.

One comment even tried to express what Smith Jr. would be feeling. Tired of being torched by the star forward, Smith resorted to petty tactics.

While one even said, “Dennis Smith Jr. is not him,” other reactions will definitely have you cracking up.

The fandom even acclaimed Smith as a weirdo after he tried to provoke the ‘hungry lion’.

A fan even went down memory lane to pull up an incident according to which the player would be playing in China if the Hornets didn’t give him a chance.

The Tyler Herro-less Miami Heat will go against the Chicago Bulls next at the United Center in Chicago on Monday. What do you think about the heated argument? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section.

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