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Alleged audio recordings of Jimmy Butler and Chris Paul talking trash during the Heat-Spurs match

Alleged audio recordings of Jimmy Butler and Chris Paul talking trash during the Heat-Spurs match

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler and longtime NBA guard Chris Paul exchanged words during the preseason clash between the Heat and the San Antonio Spurs on October 15.

The alleged audio of Butler and Paul’s argument has since been leaked to the public.

The Heat won the preseason game in question with a final score of 120-117 behind a balanced team scoring performance. Five players reached double figures in scoring for Miami, and Butler finished the game with 12 points while converting four of his five floor shots.

Conversely, Paul was one of the top performers in Spurs’ defeat. He scored a total of 13 points on 5 of 7 shots from the field and also dished out five assists. Paul signed with the Spurs shortly after the Golden State Warriors decided to waive him in the offseason.

The 12-time All-Star has not yet made his regular-season debut with San Antonio, but the Spurs’ season opener against the Dallas Mavericks is just a few days away from October 24th.

You can compare Paul and Butler’s NBA careers in the sense that both players have accomplished so much individually and have been knocking on the door of winning an NBA title, but have not yet won the ultimate prize. Butler and Paul both played in the NBA Finals this decade.

First, Butler led the Heat to the championship series in 2020 and 2023. Miami lost to LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers at the start of the decade. More recently, the Denver Nuggets – led by Serbian big man Nikola Jokic – eliminated Butler and the Heat in five games in the 2023 NBA Finals.

Paul reached the NBA Finals in 2021 when he was a member of the Phoenix Suns alongside Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton. The Suns also had a great start to the championship series considering they held a 2-0 lead at one point before losing Games 3, 4, 5 and 6.