Last year, Jimmy Butler sent Tom Thibodeau and the Knicks home, and the Heat’s superstar wing wanted to do it again.
In a video that went viral on social media, Butler took shots at the Knicks, Josh Hart and Thibodeau — along with the Celtics.
“If I was playing, Boston would be at home,” said Butler, who missed the Heat’s opening-round playoff loss to the Celtics with a sprained right MCL. “New York damn sure would be f–king at home.”
The interviewer then brought up Josh Hart.
Jimmy Butler took a shot at Knicks star Josh Hart. Clutch Points/X
“F–k that mean to me? Josh Hart? C’mon man,” said Butler, a six-time All-Star who played for Thibodeau with the Bulls and Timberwolves. “I love Thibs, but I don’t want Thibs. Thibs, I love you baby, but I want to beat you to a pulp. You want me. I don’t want you. It’s like a one-sided relationship.
“You in love with me and I love you but I’m not in love with you, you know what I’m saying.”
Josh Hart helped the Knicks knock out the 76ers. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post
Tom Thibodeau has the Knicks back in the second round again. Corey Sipkin for the NY POSTLast year, Butler and the Heat eliminated the Knicks in six games in the Eastern Conference semifinals and went all the way to the NBA Finals as the eighth seed.
They didn’t have the same luck this year after finishing in the same spot.
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Butler thinks if he had been healthy, it would’ve been a different story.
Standout Heat guard Terry Rozier was also injured for the loss to the Celtics.
The Knicks, meanwhile, are preparing to face the Pacers in the second round, looking to reach the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2000.
