Jimmy Butler Had A Bold Take About Knicks' RJ Barrett

After the Miami Heat defeated the New York Knicks on Friday night, Jimmy Butler had very high praise for RJ Barrett.

The Miami Heat beat the New York Knicks 115-100 in New York City on Friday night at Madison Square Garden, and after the game All-Star Jimmy Butler had very high praise for RJ Barrett. 

The clip of Butler speaking can be seen in the tweet that is embedded below from the Twitter account of SNY's Knicks Videos. 

Jimmy Butler talks about RJ Barrett's career-high performance tonight:

"I don't think anybody is surprised or should be surprised. He's gonna definitely be playing in this league for a long time and he's going to be the face of the Knicks" pic.twitter.com/05Ke3xyf6V

— Knicks Videos (@sny_knicks) February 26, 2022

"I don't think anybody is surprised or should be surprised," Butler said of Barrett. "He's gonna definitely be playing in this league for a long time, and he's gonna be the face of the Knicks."

The Heat may have gotten the win, but Barrett exploded for 46 points and nine rebounds.  

RJ Barrett really dropped 30 points in the first half 🤯

(via @NBATV)pic.twitter.com/1AptNJr98m

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 26, 2022

The Knicks fell to 25-35 on the season, which has them as the 12th seed. 

Meanwhile, the Heat improved to 39-21 on the season, which has them as the first seed.   

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