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Jimmy Butler was suspended seven games for the Miami Heat earlier this month for "conduct detrimental to the team," but the specifics of that conduct was not disclosed. Sources tell Jake Fischer that there had been multiple instances where Butler skipped morning shootarounds and also insisting on private flights separate from Miami's team charter. The crux of the issue between … [Read more...] about Jimmy Butler Has Missed Multiple Shootarounds, Requested Select Private Flights Separate From Team

The NBA has informed teams involved in games scheduled to be play in Los Angeles on Monday that the intention for those games to be played as scheduled. The LA Clippers are set to host the Miami Heat, while the Los Angeles Lakers are scheduled to host the San Antonio Spurs. The NBA previously postponed games for the Clippers and Lakers last week due to the wildfires throughout … [Read more...] about NBA Intends For Clippers, Lakers To Host Home Games On Monday As Scheduled

It's not a secret that Jimmy Butler would like to be traded to the Phoenix Suns. That desire seems to be mutual from the Suns side as well. One league source was quoted by The Stein Line as saying about Phoenix and Butler that "they want him bad". The major obstacle in a Butler to Phoenix trade remains finding a team willing to take on Bradley Beal, as well as Beal approving a … [Read more...] about Suns Want Jimmy Butler ‘Bad’

Before Jimmy Butler requested a trade, the Miami Heat had not looked into trading him. The Heat also made no attempts to try to trade Butler during the offseason. While the Heat didn't offer Butler an extension, they had planned to play out the season in hopes they could go another playoff run with him. Entering the season, Miami strongly believed Butler would play out the … [Read more...] about Heat Never Tried To Trade Jimmy Butler Until He Made Request

Miami Heat president Pat Riley was a recent guest on the LeBatard Show with Dan LeBatard. As to be expected, the Jimmy Butler situation was a major topic of discussion. When asked if he would have handled things different, had he known how it would go with Butler, Riley expressed regret in his part of the situation. "I would have handled it differently. There's no doubt," Riley … [Read more...] about Pat Riley Says He Would Have Handled Things Differently With Jimmy Butler