Jimmy Butler: ‘I Want to F#*kin’ Win A Championship. I’m Not Playing.’

With both Team USA and Dwyane Wade in Chicago yesterday, Bulls reporters were on the scene to ask Jimmy what he thought of Wade saying that the Bulls are Butler’s team.

The All-Star shooting guard reiterated that he wanted D-Wade on his team, and that he wants Wade and Rajon Rondo to show him what it takes to win a title.

More form Vincent Goodwill and CSNChicago:

“Just what we can do if we were to play basketball together. I said look man, I’m okay with whatever role you want me to play,” said Butler to CSNChicago.com in an exclusive interview after Team USA beat Venezuela 80-45 Friday at the United Center, with Wade sitting next to Team USA’s bench. “But we can win games if you’re here with us. So that’s basically how it went.

 

“I was telling him, of all the things that have been said, I’m here to win. I don’t care what role I’m supposed to play, whose team it is, you come here, we’ll win games.”

 

“Moving forward, I’m gonna do my best, whatever it takes to help us win games,” Butler said. “I don’t think people understand how serious I am when I say I want to (freaking) win a championship. I’m not playing.”

 

Rondo and Wade have the championship receipts, so it’s unlikely they’ll allow Butler to go unchecked if his methods aren’t parallel with his words. Given the appointed title Butler gave the three, it doesn’t sound like they would let him slide regardless.

 

“That’s what I wanted him here, that’s why I wanted Rondo here,” Butler said. “Because they’ve done it, they know what it takes. I want them to show me. If I’m not listening, make me listen.”