Jimmy Butler Just Made It Easier For The Haters To Say "Hi" By Giving Out One Of His Cell Phone Numbers

Jimmy and me gonna be text buddies. pic.twitter.com/tGCryVomGq

— Finnish Hoops Scout (@TimBaffoe) June 29, 2017

this is the voicemail you get when you call the number jimmy butler gave out at his press conference pic.twitter.com/2pXIBQbRfS

— Joon Lee (@iamjoonlee) June 29, 2017

This is a genius play by Jimmy Butler, and by that I don't mean it's a good idea for a professional athlete - whose recent relocation has surely caused a lot of (undeserved) spite - to give out his primary means of communication publicly. That would have been extremely, extremely dumb...if that number didn't unquestionably belong to a phone that he technically owns but doesn't answer.

You see, the newest member of the Minnesota Timberwolves just ingratiated himself to fans and media alike by making it seem like he's always open for business by unlocking the door to jokes that will ultimately grow stale before the "Grand Opening" even comes to an end. Now he's solidified himself as the personable, easy going star in town, and all he has to do is wait a week before changing the number to his bat phone.

Go ahead haters. If you got beef with Jimmy Butler then get grilling. Surely you're not just firing away at a piece of technology that's sitting on silent in the back of his closet.