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Jared Butler went OFF in his Stars debut

Jared Butler’s professional basketball debut probably didn’t start off how he was imagining it. After showing some promising minutes in Utah Jazz pre-season games, Butler hasn’t been able to make the most of his very limited NBA minutes, and found himself getting assigned to the Jazz’s G-League affiliate SLC Stars team last week. He practiced with them for a few days, and made his debut last night at the Star’s home-opener. Some rookies might see this as a disappointment or a demotion, but Jared Butler used this opportunity to simply get buckets and W’s. With some teammates in the building, including All-Star Donovan Mitchell and lockdown specialist Royce O’Neale, Butler popped off.