Joel Embiid was impressed with ex-Sixers teammate Jimmy Butler's Game 1 performance vs. Bucks
Jimmy Butler put the Miami Heat on his back Monday night in leading them to a 115-104 victory over the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series in Orlando.
Butler finished with a game-high 40 points, which is the most points he’s ever scored in a playoff game in his NBA career. He was a force down the stretch, scoring 15 points in the fourth quarter against a Bucks defense that had no answers for his ability to get big buckets.
Butler, of course, spent most of last season with the Philadelphia 76ers before leaving in the offseason to join the Heat in a sign-and-trade deal.
His former teammate, Sixers star Joel Embiid, was watching Monday night’s game and sent this one-word tweet that had fans assuming he was talking about Butler and how things could have been different for Philly if he stayed:
Minutes later he sang the praises of Butler:
The 76ers, who were without their other All-Star, Ben Simmons, were swept in the first round by the Boston Celtics.