Jimmy Butler said he's "happy to be playing basketball again" in his introductory press conference with the Golden State Warriors on Thursday. He was emphatic about his singular focus of winning a championship while downplaying the idea that the Warriors were not his preferred destination after all reporting had indicated Butler preferred joining the Phoenix Suns as he angled for an exit from the Miami Heat.

The way Jimmy Butler ended his Golden State Warriors introductory press conference on Thursday night in Los Angeles basically said it all about how it ended with the Miami Heat.

An hour before Butler and Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy spoke to the media, coach Steve Kerr admitted he doesn’t know Butler well and hasn’t spoken with him yet. Kerr, like everybody else, is well aware of the drama that surrounded Butler in his ugly exit from the Miami Heat this season.