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.
Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat don’t seem to care about those optics. The Heat suspended Butler for a second time in less than weeks, bringing Butler’s total team-imposed absences this season to nine games.
A Miami Heat insider reveals how LeBron James' 2014 exit from the team is impacting Pat Riley's Jimmy Butler decision
Pat Riley is at odds with Jimmy Butler and he could demonstrate his power and exact revenge on the star player by accepting one of the three “revenge” trade packages that could be offered to the Miami Heat.
Should a trade involving Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler materialize, it might be one of the most complex deals in NBA history. ESPN's Shams Charania
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
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.
Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler has "reiterated" to team president Pat Riley that he wants to be traded, according to a report from ESPN's Shams Charania. The discussion between Butler and Riley took place in a face-to-face meeting last week, per Charania.
The Miami Heat reportedly suspended embattled forward Jimmy Butler on Wednesday evening after missing a team flight. Heat fans were, shall we say, not too pleas
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.
Shaq's reaction to Jimmy Butler's suspension has put him in hot water with some people, including his co-hosts.