On his latest podcast, Dwyane Wade gives his true thoughts on the Heat and Jimmy Butler situation.
Perhaps little says as much about the convoluted current relationship between Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat as this: The team has reached the end game of its seven-game unpaid suspension of the former All-Star forward with the situation nonetheless ongoing.
Jimmy Butler, suspended for a third time this month on Monday and demanding a trade, has ruined his Miami Heat legacy with a stunning display of childish, unprofessional behavior — and by quitting on the team and its fans.
Yes, the franchise—miraculously—has a 20-19 record with two games left before the season's halfway point. However, the team's on-court performance has been overshadowed by the tug-of-war between Heat forward Jimmy Butler and club brass—culminating in a seven-game suspension for conduct detrimental to the team on Jan. 3.
Jimmy Butler wanting to leave the Miami Heat has brought the franchise into a bad light. The way Pat Riley is trying to get the situation sorted has seen many condemn the NBA legend who once sent franchise legend Dwyane Wade out.
Jimmy Butler was to return for the Heat against the Magic on Monday night, but reportedly walked out of shootaround after being informed he wasn't going to start.
Butler, the disgruntled forward who has sought a trade from Miami, left the team's shootaround hours before its double-overtime win.
The Miami Heat have suspended disgruntled forward Jimmy Butler again -- this time indefinitely after he walked out of a team shootaround practice Monday.
Scoring has been climbing as of late, but this year the stat inflation has revealed itself in a more subtle way.
Butler, who has asked Miami for a trade, had missed 14 of Miami’s last 19 games entering Monday, including nine of the last 12 because of suspensions.
When it comes to the national media, there isn’t anyone more plugged into the Miami Heat than Dan Le Batard is. And when it comes to the team’s dealings with Jimmy Butler, the Meadowlark Media co-founder believes the Heat and team president Pat Riley have reached the point of no return.