As the trade deadline looms, the situation surrounding Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat is what everyone’s attention is on. Trade rumors involving the Phoenix Suns are heating up as insiders bring new information every day that adds to the narrative.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
On his latest podcast, Dwyane Wade gives his true thoughts on the Heat and Jimmy Butler situation.
After recently returning to the court, Jimmy Butler will find himself on the sidelines yet again. The Miami Heat are suspending Butler for two games, ESPN's S
Jimmy Butler is upping his efforts to get out of Miami. The Heat superstar met with team president Pat Riley face-to-face last week to reiterate his desire to be traded away from the franchise, according to a report from ESPN.
Jimmy Butler will miss the next two Miami Heat games without pay as the team suspended him for the second time this season for missing a team flight.
The Heat have had productive conversations with other teams as they still try to find a trade for Jimmy Butler