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
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
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.
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David Samson joins the Dan Le Batard Show to explain Miami Heat HC Pat Riley being so headstrong during the Jimmy Butler fiasco and why it's a wise move to wait for the right value instead of rushing into a trade.
Another day, another drama unfolds in Miami, and of course, it's revolving around Jimmy Butler. The post "Unprofessional" Jimmy Butler Surpasses Ravens' TE Mark Andrews As Secret Miami Meeting Fuels More Trade Drama appeared first on EssentiallySports.
Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler has been hit with a new suspension after missing a team flight to Milwaukee, the club said Wednesday.