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The National Basketball Players Association will file a grievance to dispute Jimmy Butler's seven-game suspension by the Miami Heat, sources told Brian Windhorst and Shams Charania of ESPN. "The 7-game suspension imposed tonight by the Miami Heat on Jimmy Butler is excessive and inappropriate, and we intend to file a grievance challenging the discipline," said the NBPA in a … [Read more...] about NBPA To File Grievance To Dispute Jimmy Butler Suspension

The Miami Heat will try to trade Jimmy Butler "as soon as possible," according to Shams Charania of ESPN. "The situation around the Heat with Jimmy Butler there had become unmanageable ... the goal right now is to move Butler as soon as possible. And I'm told the Heat have spoken with teams as of Friday about Butler trades," said Charania. The Heat suspended Butler for seven … [Read more...] about Heat Attempting To Trade Jimmy Butler ‘As Soon As Possible’

The Miami Heat have announced a seven-game suspension for Jimmy Butler for conduct detrimental to the team. Miami also indicated they will listen to trade offer for Butler just eight days after Pat Riley announced they would not trade him. "We have suspended Jimmy Butler for seven games for multiple instances of conduct detrimental to the team over the course of the season and … [Read more...] about Heat Suspend Jimmy Butler For Seven Games, Will Listen To Trade Offers

The Philadelphia 76ers attempted to engage the Miami Heat on a trade for Jimmy Butler this past offseason, sources tell Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo Sports. Joel Embiid pushed for the trade as they were previously teammates for part of the 18-19 season before Butler left in a sign-and-trade to the Heat. The Sixers were unable to gain traction on the talks and instead signed Paul … [Read more...] about Sixers Tried To Trade For Jimmy Butler In Offseason

Now that the Jimmy Butler situation reached the inevitable trade request from Butler, the Miami Heat have decisions to make. One thing Miami has made certain: They won't take back salary they can't move in a deal for Butler. For years, NBA teams have operated as though you can't let a player leave without getting anything in return. Last summer, the LA Clippers used the savings … [Read more...] about Heat Won’t Take Back Bad Salary For Jimmy Butler