Jimmy Butler’s agent hits out at ESPN’s Shams Charania over ‘bulls**t’ reports

Jimmy Butler’s agent Bernard Lee unleashed on ESPN’s Shams Charania over a ‘bulls**t’ report detailing the Phoenix Suns as a potential landing spot for the player.

Butler’s agent tells Shams: “Complete and utter made up bulls**t”

The news broke from ESPN’s new senior insider on Wednesday evening that the Phoenix Suns had emerged as a potential trade destination for Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler.

Earlier this week, widespread national media reports revealed the Heat are open to trading the 35-year-old for the right price but Butler’s agent took issue with Charania’s most recent update.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Bernard Lee replied to Shams – dismissing the report as ‘complete and utter made up bulls**t’:

“Alright listen. I gave you a pass yesterday because I was busy but if you don’t stop putting my name on your complete and utter made up bulls**t because you know you normally aren’t worth my time to acknowledge.

Lee also questioned Charania’s legitimacy as a ‘journalist’ and for Shams, what better way to mark his first two months in the job after succeeding Adrian Wojnarowski?

Alright listen. I gave you a pass yesterday because I was busy but if you don’t stop putting my name on your complete and utter made up bullshit because you know you normally arent worth my time to acknowledge.. (continued) https://t.co/1KOXza9kUI

— Bernard Lee (@BernieoLee) December 11, 2024

Houston Rockets favored to land Butler in a trade with the Heat

According to the best online betting sites, the Houston Rockets are the favorites to land Butler, a six-time All-Star with five All-NBA honors and two Finals appearances to his name.

He was born in Houston, Texas and has always embraced his country roots so this appears a likely scenario – but the Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors are also potential suitors.

Butler is averaging 19.0 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.8 assists in 17 games to start the year.