“Wanna Be Jordan Poole So Bad”: Fans Erupt as Jimmy Butler Makes Warriors Commitment With 3-Word Statement

Jimmy Butler and the Golden State Warriors started the season with two wins before being brought crashing to the ground with a 139-119 rout by the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday.

The Warriors forward has been documenting the new season on Instagram by posting a collage of photos and video snippets after every game so far. He did so after the loss on Friday, to which a fan asked if he will post photos for all 82 games.

“Wins and losses,” Butler replied.

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Fans shared their thoughts on X.

A fan said:

“He wanna be Jordan Poole so bad.”

Another fan added:

“Gotta love how invested he is, a true leader.”

“Black and white for losses maybe,” a fan added.

Here are a few more fan reactions from Instagram:

“Get ready to see a lot of dose be loses.”

"The way u replied is so tuff goat.”

"Let’s get that ring 💍🏆.”

While Jimmy Butler has regularly posted about Golden State's games, it will be interesting to find out if he can follow through on his promise to keep posting after every game.

The NBA regular season is a grind with 82 matchups, and it might not always be possible to post photos after every game, especially when the team is playing back-to-back games.

Jimmy Butler Had a Few Down Games

Jimmy Butler changed the dynamic of the Golden State Warriors after he joined them midseason in 2024-25. Golden State went 23-7 with Butler in the lineup and made the second round of the playoffs, where it was eliminated after Steph Curry went down with a hamstring injury.

Butler led the charge in the Warriors’ season-opening win against the LA Lakers with 31 points. He scored 21 points in the second win against the Denver Nuggets. However, in the loss to the Trail Blazers, he attempted just seven shots on his way to 14 points. Curry had 35 points but found little help from anyone else.

For the Warriors to contend for a title, Butler needs to step up offensively and carry the weight alongside the two-time MVP.

While there has been no signs to ring the warning bell yet, a solid start to the season would put Golden State in good standing toward the business end of the season.

About the author

Rajdeep Barman is a U.S. Sports Editor at Sportskeeda and occasionally writes about basketball. He studied journalism at Mizzou, and prior to working at Sportskeeda, he spent 2.5 years at the Columbia Missourian in the U.S.

He worked as an Assistant Sports Editor and helped cover Mizzou Athletics and local high school sports. There, he formed close professional and personal bonds with The Denver Post's Bennett Durando, OKC Thunder beat writer Joel Lorenzi and Alabama beat writer Nick Kelly.

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Edited by Rajdeep Barman