An NBA star shared his phone number with the world and boy did fans have fun with it
NBA star Jimmy Butler was recently traded from the Chicago Bulls to the Minnesota Timberwolves, which prompted some nitpicking and criticism. Can a team really win big with Butler? Is Butler a good guy to have in the locker room? That sort of thing.
So in a press conference Thursday, Butler gave his critics a special treat. That treat? His phone number, in case they'd like to have a personal conversation.
But was he being honest?
We tried calling that number (773-899-6071) and got a Verizon message saying the call could not be completed. Other folks who tried a little earlier, however, reported being sent to a voicemail that did appear to be from Butler himself.
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And Butler shared an Instagram video of himself apparently having a FaceTime conversation with a fan.
But he apparently wasn't as good about responding to texts -- although fans did send him some pretty hilarious messages.
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Just another typically weird day in the NBA off-season, where anything is possible.
Sam Laird is Mashable's Senior Sports Reporter. He covers the wide, weird world of sports from all angles -- as well as occasional other topics -- from Mashable's San Francisco bureau. Before joining Mashable in November 2011, his freelance work appeared in publications including the New York Times, New York Times Magazine, Slam, and East Bay Express. Sam is a graduate of UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz, and basketball and burritos take up most of his spare time. Follow him on Twitter @samcmlaird.
