FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2018, file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James, left, blocks a shot by Minnesota Timberwolves' Jimmy Butler in overtime during an NBA basketball game in Cleveland. The Cavaliers won 140-138 in overtime. Moments after blocking Butler’s potential game-winning shot with 1.3 seconds left, James caught a long inbounds pass from Jeff Green, created some space from Butler near the foul line and sank a shot that ended Cleveland’s eight-game losing streak on national television. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File) ORG XMIT: NYDD204 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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File this under: Nobody in Minnesota is surprised.

Per a report from ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, former disgruntled Timberwolves star Jimmy Butler is quickly wearing out his welcome in Philadelphia. General Soreness has, per the report:

*"Aggressively challenged coach Brett Brown on his role in the offense, complicating an already tenuous chemistry among the team's Big 3 hierarchy."

*"Butler's sluggish assimilation into the Sixers environment is causing some concern about his long-term viability and fit with the organization, league sources said."

*"Bringing together the complex trio of Butler, Joel Embiid and Ben Simmonswas never going to be easy for any coach, and it's already proving a substantial challenge for the Sixers."

I know all of this is SHOCKING to anyone who followed the Timberwolves and watched the relationship between Butler, Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins deteriorate. I'm just going by what Woj is reporting.

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Michael Rand

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Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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