Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat don’t seem to care about those optics. The Heat suspended Butler for a second time in less than weeks, bringing Butler’s total team-imposed absences this season to nine games.
Disgruntled Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler delivered an ultimatum to their team president Pat Riley in a face-to-face meeting, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported on Tuesday, January 14, as the team-imposed seven-game suspension is about to end.
Pat Riley is at odds with Jimmy Butler and he could demonstrate his power and exact revenge on the star player by accepting one of the three “revenge” trade packages that could be offered to the Miami Heat.
A Miami Heat insider reveals how LeBron James' 2014 exit from the team is impacting Pat Riley's Jimmy Butler decision
If history is an indicator, Jimmy Butler is gone. Perhaps not in the moment, perhaps not this month, but when it comes to suspensions and sanctions issued during the Pat Riley era, a parting is
Miami Heat star forward Jimmy Butler reportedly made it clear to team president Pat Riley that he has no future in South Florida. According to ESPN's
In the past, Riley has occasionally gotten into it with his superstars near the end of their Miami tenures. He had contract tensions with Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade, which prompted Wade's stunning departure to his hometown Chicago Bulls in free agency during the summer of 2016.
Jimmy Butler is upping his efforts to get out of Miami. The Heat superstar met with team president Pat Riley face-to-face last week to reiterate his desire to be traded away from the franchise, according to a report from ESPN.
Should a trade involving Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler materialize, it might be one of the most complex deals in NBA history. ESPN's Shams Charania
Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler has "reiterated" to team president Pat Riley that he wants to be traded, according to a report from ESPN's Shams Charania. The discussion between Butler and Riley took place in a face-to-face meeting last week, per Charania.
The Miami Heat reportedly suspended embattled forward Jimmy Butler on Wednesday evening after missing a team flight. Heat fans were, shall we say, not too pleas