Joe Johnson and Jimmy Butler exchanged heated words and physicality during the Chicago Bulls vs. Brooklyn Nets game wherein the Bulls ended the game in victory with the final score at 92-76.
Before the game ended a skirmish happens involving Joe Johnson and Jimmy Butler as Johnson jabs Butler on forehead with his finger.
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The incident happened during the third quarter of the Brooklyn Nets vs. Chicago Bulls game when Jimmy Butler needed restraint, while he got on his grill, Johnson tapped Butler on the head with one finger, pushing him away.
The team mates of Jimmy Butler had to forcibly restrain him from the action. Everything started with a little shove given by Joe Johnson gave Jimmy Butler a little shove with his arm during the game, a move which is offensive to Butler.
Cooler heads eventually prevail during the heated discussion between the two players. The game ended with the Chicago Bulls victory and improve to two games above .500 for the first time since November 21.
The Chicago Bulls is just a game out of third place in the Eastern Conference of the NBA with the Indiana Pacers and the depending champion Miami Heat ahead of them.
Chicago Bulls mainstay Carlos Boozer returned to the game after missing three previous games due to injury and he scored with 15 points, 10 rebounds in 27 minutes of action. Joakim Noah also added with 14 points and 13 rebounds for the Bulls.
