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Jimmy Butler stuffs James Harden into the ground

Two All-Stars going at it.

by Ricky O'Donnell
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Ricky O'Donnell
Ricky O'Donnell has covered basketball at all levels for more than a decade at SB Nation. He’s currently the Associate Director of Programming.

Jimmy Butler is one of the best wing defenders in the NBA. James Harden is one of the best scoring guards. This is going to be a fun matchup all night long.

Update: Butler got an alley-oop, too:

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