Golden State Warriors guard Jimmy Butler felt a spark when an argument between teammate Draymond Green and head coach Steve Kerr boiled over Monday night.
"I like that," Butler said Thursday after the Warriors defeated the Dallas Mavericks, per Anthony Slater of ESPN. "Y'all yell at each other. Turned me on a little bit, I'm not gonna even lie. I like that, I like that confrontation. It's good for us."
Green and Kerr got into a heated exchange during a timeout Monday against the Orlando Magic. The episode led Green to leave the bench and go to the locker room while Kerr drew up a play for the rest of the team.
Kerr said Wednesday that he and Green apologized to each other and the team for the incident. He added that the blowup wasn't his "finest hour," but Butler said he didn't see a problem with it.
"That's just part of the game," Butler said. "When you've been together for so long, y'all gonna have arguments. It ain't gonna be quiet all the time, it's OK. You got two fierce competitors that have won it together and that want to continually win. ... I expect that to happen, that's OK. We move on from it."
The Warriors went on to beat the Magic despite the exchange, and stretched their winning streak to three games by knocking off the Mavericks. Green started against the Mavs and played 28 minutes, one more than his season average.
Green and Kerr are in their 12th season together, and the Warriors have won four NBA championships in that span. Butler joined Golden State last season in a midseason trade.
