On Jimmy Butler’s ‘WTF’ moments — subtle and subdued compared to Steph Curry’s but arguably as impactful

At the 9:34 mark of the fourth quarter in their game against the New York Knicks, the Golden State Warriors — at that moment, without Steph Curry on the floor, with Jimmy Butler as their designated offensive focal point — were getting ready to run a sideline out-of-bounds (SLOB) set. The NBC Sports Bay Area feed briefly flashed an image of Steve Kerr holding his hands up in what appeared to be a shrugging gesture.

It may have looked like a gesture born out of confusion or protest, as if to say the three magical words: “WTF?