Jimmy Butler is frustrated.
On the heels of a four-overtime loss to the Detroit Pistons in which he missed a would-be game-tying three-pointer at the buzzer Friday, Butler and the Chicago Bulls lost their second straight game Saturday, 107-91, to the New York Knicks.
He elaborated on his angst after the contest and criticized first-year head coach Fred Hoiberg for a lack of aggression and player accountability, per Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune:
This isn’t the first time Butler has publicly called out Hoiberg. Earlier this month, he did so after the coach sat him for the beginning of the fourth quarter against the Boston Celtics, per Nick Friedell of ESPN.com. The game was tied at 75-75, but the Celtics opened the fourth on a 12-2 run and went on to win 105-100.
Last offseason, Hoiberg replaced five-year coach Tom Thibodeau, who occasionally clashed with the oft-vocal Butler but maintained a mutual respect.
Butler didn’t make a direct comparison of the two coaches Saturday, but he loosely alluded to Hoi ...
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Jimmy Butler Criticizes Fred Hoiberg After Bulls’ Loss vs. Knicks
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