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After a fight between Tyler Herro and Houston Rockets forward Amen Thompson on Sunday night, Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler commented on what went down at the end of the Heat’s 104-100 win. Immediately after the dust settled, NBA fans reacted to the Herro and Thompson brawl on social media, and that included Herro's teammate Butler.
The six-time All-Star posted the following to his 24-hour story on Instagram, per @HeatvsHaters on X, formerly Twitter.
Butler trolling Thompson by photoshopping the Houston Police Department into the scuffle isn’t what many expected, but it’s not surprising, as the veteran has always supported his teammate. Butler was inactive on Sunday, but it didn’t stop him from reacting to Thompson tossing Herro to the ground after the two got tangled up on an inbound play.
It turned into an all-out melee.
Herro and Thompson were ejected from the game, and it didn’t stop there. For Houston, Rockets coach Ime Udoka, Fred VanVleet, and Jalen Green were also tossed, and Heat guard Terry Rozier was also ejected for Miami.
Herro’s stellar performance — which saw him score 27 points on 10-of-17 shooting, while dishing out nine assists and hauling in six rebounds— led the Heat to victory. Nikola Jovic led the bench with 18 points, seven rebounds, and six assists. Haywood Highsmith scored 15 points, Terry Rozier added 14 points and five rebounds, and Bam Adebayo finished with a double-double (12 points, 10 rebounds).
Tyler Herro’s playful reaction to Amen Thompson altercation
Before Jimmy Butler posted to social media, Heat forward Tyler Herro addressed his altercation with Rockets forward Amen Thompson. Keeping his answer short and sweet, Herro believes his stellar play got under Thompson’s skin.
It’s the only comment Herro made about the incident, per FanDuel Sports.
“Just a physical game,” Herro said. “Guess that’s what happens when someone is scoring, throwing dimes, doing the whole thing, so I'd get mad too.”
The NBA will most likely announce suspensions in the upcoming days.
