Butler has seen his role diminish greatly this season. That has played a huge role as to why Jimmy Buckets is looking for a new place to play. There is some leverage working in Butler's favor here too.

On Thursday night, the Indiana Pacers dominated the Miami Heat, winning 128-115. Tyrese Haliburton scored 33 points to go with 15 assists, and the Pacers held Jimmy Butler to nine points. The six-time All-Star did not play in the fourth quarter.

Butler has made it clear that he does not have any interest in being traded to the Memphis Grizzlies, a league source confirmed to the Miami Herald on Tuesday. Chris Haynes was the first to report the news.

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) dribbles up court during the second half of an NBA game at the Kaseya Center on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in Miami, Fla. D.A. Varela [email protected] While the Miami Heat continues to listen to trade offers for six-time NBA All-Star Jimmy Butler,

The Miami Heat have suspended Jimmy Butler for seven games and say they will seek to trade him. The Heat say the suspension was for “conduct detrimental to the team over the course of the season and particularly the last several weeks.

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler requested a trade from the organization. Butler's relationship with the Heat was trending in a negative di

Jimmy Butler is fed up with his situation yet again. The former Minnesota Timberwolves guard and current Miami Heat star, publicly spoke out about his loss of “joy” and his desire to be traded (per ESPN’s Shams Charania and Brian Windhorst) after Thursday night’s loss to the Indiana Pacers.

For the 119th time since Jimmy Butler joined Miami, the Heat were set to play a game without him. This is different from the others.

The Indiana Pacers were expected to sit well above .500 coming off a season where they reached the Eastern Conference Finals. Instead, the Pacers are the No. 8 seed in the East with a record of 18-18.

Butler's All-Star teammate Bam Adebayo appeared to downplay Butler's comments as a result of frustration from the team's loss. “Think it’s a bad night all around," Adebayo said of Butler's comments. "Lose the game, obviously he’s frustrated, he feels like he’s standing in the corner, so he’s got a lot of things going on in his corner."

Following Jimmy Butler's team-issued seven-game suspension, the Miami Heat are expecting him to return to the team and play in games if he is not