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When reached for comment about the Sun-Times story, Bernie Lee, Butler’s agent, sent the following message to the Pioneer Press: “We had to fly to Europe today for a charity event, so we’ve been on a plane for 14 hours so I’m playing catch up, so bare with me. But the one thing I will say is, anyone who knows Jimmy, this is Mr. Taylor, Thibs, to every player he’s ever played with, they know one thing about Jimmy… he doesn’t do passive aggressive.
“If he has something to say to someone he says it without hesitation and everyone involved knows this. So I say that to say, if he had an opinion to share about anyone or anything in particular they would know and they wouldn’t have to read about it.”
“We’ve just got to get tougher. We’ve got to play like some dogs with a sense of urgency,” Butler said. “Teams just do whatever they want against us. I don’t like it. Ain’t no coach in the world that can make somebody play hard. Ain’t no coach in the world that can make anybody want it.”
Butler's agent response, didn't really deny it
Jimmy Butler's agent on report Butler is 'fed up' with Towns: 'If he had an opinion to share about anyone ... they wouldn't have to read about it'
“If he has something to say to someone he says it without hesitation and everyone involved knows this. So I say that to say, if he had an opinion to share about anyone or anything in particular they would know and they wouldn’t have to read about it.”
“We’ve just got to get tougher. We’ve got to play like some dogs with a sense of urgency,” Butler said. “Teams just do whatever they want against us. I don’t like it. Ain’t no coach in the world that can make somebody play hard. Ain’t no coach in the world that can make anybody want it.”
Butler's agent response, didn't really deny it

Jimmy Butler's agent on report Butler is 'fed up' with Towns: 'If he had an opinion to share about anyone ... they wouldn't have to read about it'