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Brooklyn Nets fans taunt Jimmy Butler with T.J. Warren chant

Akeem Glaspie
Indianapolis Star

The altercation between Pacers forward T.J. Warren and Miami Heat guard Jimmy Butler was one of the more memorable dustups of the NBA season, and fans of the Brooklyn Nets used the heated exchange to get under the skin of the Heat's All-Star. 

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) and Indiana Pacers forward T.J. Warren (1) break out into an argument after a play during the second half at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. Miami Heat defeated the Indiana Pacers, 122-108. Both Warren and Butler were given technical fouls.

With Butler at the free throw line during the second quarter of Miami's game against Brooklyn Friday, Nets fans cascaded chants of "TJ Warren" down on the former Marquette star. 

Butler didn't acknowledge the chants, and they didn't seem to affect him as he calmly sank the ensuing free throw. Still, that's some pretty heady heckling from an opposing fanbase. 

The chants may not have bothered Butler, but the NBA did fine him $35,000 for his role in the altercation and his actions on social media after Wednesday's game. Warren was fined $25,000 for his role in the altercation and for making an obscene gesture toward Warren. 

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