LOS ANGELES — Jimmy Butler wasn’t missing opening night.

Golden State Warriors sharpshooter Buddy Hield joked about having disdain for teammate Jimmy Butler following the Dubs' 119-109 season-opening win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.

Fox Sports 1's Colin Cowherd offers a Jimmy Butler-led Warriors trade package for Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo

Warriors’ Jimmy Butler comments on ugly divorce with the Miami Heat originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Before his arrival to the Golden State Warriors, Jimmy Butler was the face of the Miami Heat franchise.

Last year’s Celtics used coach Joe Mazzula’s penchant for 3s to attempt a mind-boggling 48.3 triples a night, three more than the 2019 and 2020 James Harden-led Rockets. The Warriors have led the league in volume only twice, once in 2015-16 and the other in 2022-23, when they averaged 43.2 attempts, good for fourth all-time.

Reporter’s remarks about Golden State Warriors’ Jimmy Butler spark debate over whether it was a subtle shot at Kevin Durant.

Butler and Kuminga being available gives the Warriors some much-needed depth in the rotation for Tuesday. The Warriors will be missing both Moody and De'Anthony Melton on Tuesday against the Lakers, along with recently waived guard Seth Curry.

Jimmy Butler scored 31 points, Stephen Curry added 23 and the Golden State Warriors overcame Luka Doncic’s 43-point performance to beat the Los Angeles Lakers