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Jimmy Butler, DeAndre Jordan Are Clowning On Each Other At Rio Olympics

(CBS) By all accounts, Bulls wing Jimmy Butler has been enjoying his inaugural run with Team USA and making some new friends.

On the way to Rio for the Summer Olympics, Butler led some some impromptu sing-alongs on the team plane. He also showed teammate DeMarcus Cousins the finer points of being lead vocals when country songs are blaring. And now Butler and big man DeAndre Jordan are clowning on each other.

Butler and Jordan were interviewed about their counterparts on the U.S. women's national team, and it turned into high comedy. They take turn shooting down each other's dreams.

Here's a transcript after Jordan said he wants to be like Elena Delle Donne.

Butler: "No, you don't got that type of game."
Jordan: "But I want to be like that."
Butler: "Yeah, but you don't fit her game at all."
Jordan: "But, I wanna be like that."
Butler: "But, but no."
Jordan: "I could try."
Butler: "I could actually be Sue."
Jordan: "But you don't pass."
Butler: "I do pass. I'm just not used to throwing lobs. But I pass"
Jordan: "I could be like Elena. She's gotta teach me some of her moves."
Butler: "No, you're more like Breanna Stewart."
Jordan: "I'll take that."
Butler: "No, never mind. I don't want you to be like her. You're like Brittney (Griner)."
Jordan: "Nah, I wanna play on the wing."
Butler: "She dunks."
Jordan: "I do that already."
Butler: "We know that you want to play on the wing, that's why I'm saying you can't play. You don't got no crossover."

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