Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler has long portrayed himself as being a tirelessly hard worker that puts winning above all other considerations. This offseason, for instance, he posted an image to Instagram of one of his workouts at 4 a.m.
It was rumored that his work ethic wasn't reciprocated during his time with the Minnesota Timberwolves and that he thought players like Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins were soft, hence leading to his decision to force a trade last season. He ended up with the Philadelphia 76ers, but when asked by Yahoo Sports' Vincent Goodwill this week if he thought all of his teammates in Philadelphia worked as hard as him last season in the pursuit of a championship, Butler answered, "No.