That’s Mister Dukie

Technical fouls occur with enough frequency in the NBA that it’s easy to imagine that players don’t much mind getting them when they don’t affect the result or end up with an ejection. Even the $2,500 fine that comes with a technical is fairly minor.

Yet those factors didn’t stop Chicago Bulls star Jimmy Butler from getting upset with Portland Trail Blazers big man Mason Plumlee for the technical foul he received in Tuesday night’s 93-88 Bulls road victory. With a little over 4:20 remaining in regulation, Plumlee ran straight through a Butler screen. Butler’s legs caught Plumlee’s in the aftermath in a seemingly purposeful leg lock. The two got into each other’s faces immediately afterward.

Plumlee received a flagrant-1 foul and Butler got a technical. Butler was not happy with the incident. In fact, he wants Plumlee to pay his fine.

“You know, he thought it was football for a second there,’’ Butler said. “It’s all good, though. I almost had to let the Fort Greene Projects out of me, in Brooklyn, you know what I’m saying?’’

Reminded that he’s from Texas and not Brooklyn, Butler laughed and said, “[Teammate] Taj [Gibson] is though, so I can say I’m from there.

“Basketball, emotions, that’s part of the game,’’ Butler said. “Yeah, he cost me $2,500. I’m going to ask him to pay me back, and I’m not playing. I’m going to ask, nicely. Yeah, I’m going to get that. … I’m going to tell my agent to email or something,’’

Butler took one last shot at Plumlee, who attended college at Duke.

“I know it’s like MisterDukie@ yahoo.com or something.’’