The Miami Heat will be without superstar Jimmy Butler as he continues to serve his seven-game suspension when they play the LA Lakers at the Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday.

Earlier this week, the Heat suspended Jimmy Butler for seven games due to conduct detrimental to the team. Butler has been outspoken about his displeasure with the franchise, even requesting a trade,

Butler's All-Star teammate Bam Adebayo appeared to downplay Butler's comments as a result of frustration from the team's loss. “Think it’s a bad night all around," Adebayo said of Butler's comments. "Lose the game, obviously he’s frustrated, he feels like he’s standing in the corner, so he’s got a lot of things going on in his corner."

"It's disappointing when you see the organization and a player going head-to-head like that," Heat captain Bam Adebayo said Saturday after the team's shootaround practice. "But th

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo is sitting out against the Los Angeles Clippers. He has a sore lower back after a fall at Portland on Saturday. Adebayo warmed up at Intuit Dome but was then ruled out and is day to day.

As the Miami Heat's captain, Bam Adebayo spoke about how he would lead his team in the right direction amid Jimmy Butler's likely departure from the franchise.