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The Warriors enter the Blazers matchup with a 9-8 record. They concluded their recent six-game road trip with back-to-back losses, and they will be eager to get back to the win column when they return home to Chase Center for Friday’s game.
Jimmy Butler’s Miami return stays tense as he ignores Heat players again, while Bam Adebayo react after the win.
As soon as the Miami Heat schedule was released, fans were excited for Nov. 19. They should have known better. Jimmy Butler tends to miss a lot of regular seaso
Miami’s comfortable win over a shorthanded Warriors squad featured strong play, signs of offensive evolution, and a postgame jab from Bam Adebayo toward former teammate Jimmy Butler.
Following Miami’s 112-86 beatdown of the Warriors in March, Adebayo told the Miami Herald’s Anthony Chiang that he wasn’t “shocked” by Jimmy Butler’s snub. He said that he didn’t want to take the frosty treatment personally.
Golden State visited the Heat on Wednesday, and with Curry, Green and Butler sidelined, they fell 110-96. To add fuel to the fire for Heat fans who've yet to forgive Butler for his, well, Butlerness, Adebayo wore a hat that read "Joy Dealer" postgame, with many viewing it as shade to his former teammate.
Steph Curry, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green were ruled for the Golden State Warriors' road game against the Miami Heat on Wednesday.