Jimmy Butler hasn’t been in Philadelphia long but it appears that he’s already a fan favorite as the crowd at Game 6 chanted his name late in the second quarter after he fell to the ground while hitting a shot and getting fouled.
Butler, who started the year with the Minnesota Timberwolves and will be a free agent this summer, got up on his feet and immediately started waving at the crowd, telling them to get louder in what is an elimination game for the Sixers.
And they did just that, chanting his name in the process.
Butler finished the first half with a game-high 19 points and helped give the Sixers a 15-point lead at the break.
Here’s that tricky shot:
Here he is finishing off the half with with four points in the final 10 seconds:
And here’s the reaction from fans:
