Well, in an interesting turn of events, the Dubs were handed a 111-107 defeat by the Mavericks, propelled by a 42-point performance from Kyrie Irving. Butler spoke about the game during the postgame conference and took accountability for the defeat.

It took all of two games for Jimmy Butler to go from a team-killing pariah to a celebrated ceiling raiser in the eyes of the Warriors. All-Star Steph Curry, head coach Steve Kerr and young forward Jonathan Kuminga all offered some high praise to Golden State’s blockbuster trade acquisition after road wins on Saturday and Monday.