ORLANDO – The Jimmy Butler two-show Florida reunion tour kicks off on Tuesday night (Wednesday morning, Singapore time) when the former Miami Heat standout takes center stage as the Golden State Warriors visit the Orlando Magic.

Dealt early last February from the Heat to the Warriors, Butler joined Golden State in time for both their visits to Florida last season, which came on separate Southeast excursions.

The first of the two saw him play a complementary role in new teammate Stephen Curry’s 56-point explosion in a 121-115 win at Orlando in late February. Butler had only five points in the game but tied Brandin Podziemski for game-high assist honors with seven.

Four of his assists came on Curry three-pointers as the all-time distance-shooting king buried 12 in all.

Butler himself inflicted pain upon the Magic many times during his days with the Heat, going for 20 or more points on five separate occasions, including 38 in a visit in March 2023. He has 358 points, 93 assists and 43 steals in games at Orlando in his career.

Golden State visit Miami on the second night of a back-to-back on Wednesday.

Butler took time after his last visit to Orlando to describe Curry’s impact on the Warriors.

“It makes everyone want to be great on the defensive side,” he told reporters after the game. “So we can get him the ball back and watch him do something incredible. In a weird way, isn’t it kind of expected?”

Curry had 46 and 49 points last week when the Warriors, after falling at Oklahoma City, rebounded with a pair of victories at San Antonio. They then won a third in a row on Sunday at New Orleans, riding Moses Moody’s 32 points to a 124-106 win.

The Magic, meanwhile, have won three of their last four, seeing a winning streak come to an end in a 117-113 overtime loss at Houston on Sunday night.

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