Butler warns Celtics' Smart not to mess with him: 'I'm the wrong guy'
Jimmy Butler won't be taking it easy on Marcus Smart the next time the two take the court.
The Chicago Bulls swingman issued a warning to his Boston Celtics counterpart following Sunday's defeat, letting Smart know he didn't appreciate his antics in Game 4.
"He's a great actor, acting tough," Butler told reporters postgame. "That's what he does. But I don't think he's about that. I'm the wrong guy to get in my face. No, so he needs to take it somewhere else, because I'm not the one for that."
Both Butler and Smart were assessed technicals in the second quarter after getting into a skirmish underneath the Bulls' basket.
Replay Review (Game Crew): player altercation in Q2 of #BOSatCHI. Ruling: double technical foul assessed to Smart and Butler. pic.twitter.com/iL804d9SHA
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"Yeah, that's the first time," Butler told reporters, when asked whether Sunday marked the first time he's had a problem with Smart. "Last time, too. We're not going to sit here and get into each other's faces like that. Like I said, he's not about that life, so he's calming down."
The two squads will face each other at TD Garden on Wednesday for Game 5.