At a press conference on Thursday introducing him as the newest star player to join the Minnesota Timberwolves, Jimmy Butler gave out his personal phone number and encouraged critics to call him directly if they had anything to say to him."Everybody's entitled to their opinion. My phone's in my back pocket right now, whoever has anything to say to me feel free," and then listed his phone number off for the assembled press, who would quickly share the information with Twitter at large.
He concluded by saying, "So if you want an interview, there you have it. Please do"
You can watch video of the moment below.
When Business Insider called the number, we were immediately met with the pre-recorded voice of Jimmy Butler on the other end of the line, asking the caller to leave a message.
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- Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) June 29, 2017