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The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) was not happy with the Miami Heat over the team’s punishment imposed on Jimmy Butler. On Friday, the Heat hit Butler with a 7-game suspension just a day after the All-Star forward requested a …
The Miami Heat did not respond warmly to Jimmy Butler’s request for a trade. Reports emerged Thursday that Butler had formally requested for the Heat to trade him. On Friday, the team released a statement that it was suspending Butler for the …
The relationship between the Miami Heat and Jimmy Butler appears to be at the point of no return. Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reported on Friday that Heat officials had a meeting with Butler’s camp on Thursday during which Butler’s …
Jimmy Butler appears to be doing everything that he can to hasten his departure from the Miami Heat. Shams Charania of ESPN reported Thursday that the Miami star Butler has indicated to the Heat that he wants the team to trade him. Charania adds that …
Jimmy Butler seems to be rather lukewarm on the possibility of sticking around for more with the Miami Heat. The Heat star Butler spoke with reporters on Tuesday for the first time since rejoining the team following a five-game absence. In the …
Multiple suspensions have been handed out for Sunday night’s brouhaha between the Miami Heat and the Houston Rockets. The NBA announced Tuesday that Rockets forward Amen Thompson has been suspended for two games without pay for his role in the …
The Houston Rockets and Miami Heat did not wait for New Year’s Eve to set off some fireworks. Tempers flared as the Heat led the Rockets 99-94 with just over 30 seconds left at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. As Miami prepared to inbound from …
The Jimmy Butler-Miami Heat saga is taking another strange twist. Miami announced on Friday that Butler will miss at least two more games for them — a back-to-back road set on Saturday against the Atlanta Hawks and on Sunday against the Houston …
The Sacramento Kings continue to lose, and that means that the vultures for De’Aaron Fox may be multiplying. ESPN’s Tim MacMahon reported on “The Hoop Collective” podcast this week that the Houston Rockets are a team to watch …
Jimmy Butler might be hoping the Miami Heat trade him at some point in the coming weeks, but Pat Riley insists that is not going to happen. There have been numerous reports recently that Butler wants out of Miami. The latest came from ESPN’s …
Jimmy Butler appears to be plotting his exit from South Beach. Shams Charania of ESPN reported Wednesday that the Heat star Butler would prefer a trade out of Miami ahead of the Feb. 6 NBA trade deadline. Charania adds that there has been an …
An unfathomably bad stretch of luck continues for one Miami Heat player. Heat guard Dru Smith had to leave Monday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets with a lower leg injury. During the second quarter of Miami’s eventual 110-95 victory, …
Jimmy Butler may not be entering his final weeks as a member of the Miami Heat after all. Bobby Marks of ESPN reported Monday that there is a “growing consensus” that the Heat will not trade away their All-Star forward Butler ahead of the …
Jimmy Butler’s hot stove may be nearing a boiling point. ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Tuesday that the Miami Heat are now open to fielding trade offers for the six-time All-Star forward Butler and would be willing to make a deal if the …
The Miami Heat are curbing the trend of “everybody gets a tribute video.” Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reported this week that the Heat, who will host the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night, will not be giving tribute videos to …
Erik Spoelstra is widely considered to be one of the best coaches in NBA history. He did not look the part on Tuesday. The Miami Heat head coach committed an uncharacteristic error during his team’s overtime loss against the Detroit Pistons at …
