On Wednesday, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jimmy Butler sat down for an interview with ESPN's Rachel Nichols to discuss returning to practice, his relationship with head coach Tom Thibodeau and his future with the organization. An edited transcript of the interview appears below:
Nichols: You returned to practice for the first time with the Wolves, and I'm just gonna read a little bit of Adrian Wojnarowski's report on what happened there, that you were loud, emotional, passionate, targeting coach Tom Thibodeau, teammates like Karl Anthony-Towns and Andrew Wiggins, that you told GM Scott Layden quote: "You f---ing need me.