Overview
- Brooks told N3on’s Kick stream Saturday that he would box Jimmy Butler and that he “always feel[s] the animosity.”
- The feud traces to last year’s first‑round playoff series when cameras captured a heated Game 4 exchange and Butler publicly called Brooks a “bum” and a profanity.
- Brooks said the conflict is driven by basketball and social‑media incidents rather than deep personal hatred and added the two have not met face to face since the playoffs.
- Butler has spent much of the past year sidelined with injury, and Brooks said Butler is probably close to getting back to game action.
- With Brooks now on the Phoenix Suns and Butler with the Golden State Warriors, scheduled matchups could renew tensions and shape game intensity, fan interest, and media coverage.