Jimmy Butler plays limited minutes in 2015 All-Star game
Here’s ESPN Chicago reporting on Jimmy Butler (Bulls), who played in the 2015 All-Star game but only got limited court time as he’s dealing with an injury:
Butler played only nine minutes and scored six points as he continued to be limited by a right shoulder strain that kept him out of Thursday night’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Butler said he spoke to Eastern Conference head coach Mike Budenholzer before the game about limiting his minutes and acknowledged that his shoulder felt “all right” after playing for the first time in almost a week.
“I wish I was 100 percent healthy so I could do a lot more,” Butler said. “But it was fun.”
For a player whose career has been defined in large part by his defensive accomplishments, Butler admitted that it was tough to be in a game in which defense was looked down upon.
“A few of my guys was like, ‘Yo, chill. Don’t do all of that,'” Butler said. “So I couldn’t be the player that I am.”
