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.
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
Pat Riley is no stranger to difficult moments with superstar players, but it’s increasingly clear that he may now be facing his most challenging standoff yet.
Jimmy Butler's comments about Miami Heat president Pat Riley spark controversy. Learn about their tense relationship.
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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
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.
And he might have taken a shot at the Miami Heat — possibly long-time team president Pat Riley — in a video posted on his Instagram story. Butler was at his BigFace Coffee brick-and-mortar location in the Miami Design District this week, it seems, when the six-time NBA All-Star posted a video that is already making the rounds.
Miami Heat star Tyler Herro explains how president Pat Riley's criticism helped him become a better player unlike Jimmy Butler.
On his latest podcast, Dwyane Wade gives his true thoughts on the Heat and Jimmy Butler situation.