Sixers coach Brett Brown on Heat’s Jimmy Butler: ‘I wish him well’

Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown wishes Jimmy Butler well ahead of a matchup with the Miami Heat.

The Philadelphia 76ers will get set to take on current Miami Heat and former Sixers forward Jimmy Butler and it brings up a lot of intrigue for this specific matchup on Saturday night.

Butler recently gave a vague reason for why he left the Sixers for Miami in the offseason and there was a lot of speculation that it had something to do with Butler’s relationship with Sixers coach Brett Brown.

Ahead of Saturday’s matchup, Brown gave his thoughts on what happened with Butler:

I mean, he had some great games for us and we came close at the end and sometimes things just don’t work out. He’s in a good place, he’s in a really good place, and I wish him well.

The relationship between the two men was something that was always looked at under a microscope and it’s something that will be speculated on by plenty of people for a while. Nobody truly knows what went on behind the scenes except for Brown and Butler and it will remain that way until one of them decides to open up about it.

The Sixers and the Heat matchup at 7:30 p.m. EST from the Wells Fargo Center. [lawrence-related id=19917,19904,19894]