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Udonis Haslem Jokingly Warns Lakers to Turn Focus to Bronny Instead of Jimmy Butler

Madison Williams

Nov 6, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) shoots over Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) during the first half at Kaseya Center.
Nov 6, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) shoots over Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) during the first half at Kaseya Center. / Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
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As Miami's Jimmy Butler awaits a contract extension this offseason, rumors are circulating about other locations the forward could end up at. However, his former teammate Udonis Haslem wants those teams to know that they will have to go through him in order to pick up Butler.

"Hell to the no he can't get out of the 305," Haslem said on Tuesday's Get Up. "How ya going to do that? You gotta go through me. I'm standing at the county line."

Haslem doesn't think it'll be an easy task to sign Butler. He believes the Los Angeles Lakers in particular would have a more difficult time getting Butler than rookie Bronny James, son of LeBron James, for example.

"They have a better chance of getting Bronny than they do getting Jimmy, let me just put that out there real quick," Haslem said.

Other teams currently linked to Butler are the Philadelphia 76ers and two other unknown teams, according to Anthony Chiang ofThe Miami Herald.

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Madison Williams

MADISON WILLIAMS

Madison Williams is a Staff Writer on the Breaking & Trending News Team at Sports Illustrated, where she has covered the entire sports landscape since 2022. She specializes in tennis, but covers a wide range of sports from a national perspective. Before joining Sports Illustrated, Madison worked with The Sporting News. She hails from Augustana College and completed a Master’s in Sports Media at Northwestern University. Madison is a dog mom and an avid reader.

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