Heat suspend Jimmy Butler for ‘an indefinite period to last no fewer than five games’
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Heat suspend Jimmy Butler for ‘an indefinite period to last no fewer than five games’

New York Times  

By James Jackson, Sam Amick and Jon Krawczynski The Miami Heat have suspended Jimmy Butler without pay for “an indefinite period to last no fewer than five games” after the forward walked out of the team’s shootaround Monday ahead of its game against the Orlando Magic. “We didn’t talk about anything today other than preparing for the Magic,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said before Monday’s game. We’ve still gotta play games, and they still expect us to win.” The acrimony between Butler and the Heat franchise dates back to last summer when the parties failed to negotiate a contract extension. GO DEEPER Source: Chances of Jimmy Butler deal to Suns increase after Phoenix-Utah trade As tensions continue to fester, onlookers from many vantage points have shared their thoughts on the deteriorating relationship between Butler, the Heat and team president Pat Riley, including three-time NBA champion and 2006 NBA Finals MVP Dwyane Wade, who shared his thoughts on the matter during a podcast on the Wy Network, a digital platform he owns.

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