The Jimmy Butler saga continues to loom over the Miami Heat, creating some tense and uncomfortable moments for all parties involved. But Heat veteran Kevin Love is using social media to bring a welcomed element to what has become a difficult and complex situation.
With the Miami Heat’s seven-game unpaid suspension of forward Jimmy Butler scheduled to be completed with Wednesday night’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.Com Arena, it is what follows the next day that could determine what comes next in the ongoing saga.
1o:35pm: The Heat have issued a statement ( via Twitter) regarding Butler’s suspension: “We have suspended Jimmy Butler for two games for continued pattern of disregard of team rules, insubordinate conduct and conduct detrimental to the team, including missing today’s team flight to Milwaukee.”
In the wake of the Suns’ deal with the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night, in which Phoenix tripled its lot of available first-round picks, a source close to the Miami Heat star said there is rising
Even though Jimmy Butler returned to the Miami Heat recently, trade rumors have persisted. ESPN insider Shams Charania has reaffirmed that Butler’s position on trade requests has not altered, despite him rejoining his teammates.
The Heat have had productive conversations with other teams as they still try to find a trade for Jimmy Butler
Regarding Kevin Love's viral Instagram posts on Jimmy Butler, he speaks on what drives them to make them.
Q: Please let me be the first one to say the next thing for the Heat is a Triplet Tower of Terror. Bam Adebayo, Kel’el Ware and Nikola Jovic can hit threes and play inside and outside. They all pass well.
Since Jimmy had his meeting with Micky Arison on Thursday there is no doubt an uptick in discussions around Jimmy Butler. The Heat shifted into a new gear after that meeting. I
Friday night was not the end, even with Jimmy Butler’s seven-game unpaid Miami Heat suspension drawing to a close.
The Miami Heat star may be “back”, but an uncomfortable window of basketball seems to be on the horizon moving forward, pending any eventual trade.
Jimmy Butler made his return, but the Heat still lost its third straight game to reach the 40-game mark at 20-20.