Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra finds himself in an unenviable place amid the Jimmy Butler trade drama. Butler wants out, and the Heat have suspended him twice this month alone. The Heat are in freefall,
Even on his nights off, Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler makes headlines for comments with a potentially deeper meaning.
As the Miami Heat take on the Denver Nuggets on Friday night, it will mark the return of star Jimmy Butler coming off of his seven-game suspension. As Butler was reportedly to start in his first game back, head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke about the return of the 35-year-old star and made sure to express how he wants to quiet all the drama.
If Pat Riley is going to successfully emerge from the mess he and his team find themselves in, the Miami Heat president will have to take the most difficult advice of his career: His own. For at least the third time in just over a decade,
I recently read a poignant piece about my idol Pat Riley, the enduring NBA fixture who turns 80 in a couple of months. Written by the inimitable Tim Reynolds of
After Jimmy Butler made his return for the Heat on Friday, Erik Spoelstra speaks on what more he wants to see.
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.
Add longtime NBA executive Bob Myers to the long list of people who has had enough of Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler. Butler returned to the court Friday night following a seven-game suspension for conduct detrimental to the team.
Spoelstra was peeved that referees took the ball from Jaquez, when he was already at the free throw line, after Utah challenged a foul call with the Heat up 90-88 and 1:22 left in the fourth quarter on Thursday. The call was overturned, resulting in a jump ball that the Heat won, leading to a Jaquez three-pointer.
Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra doesn't think his team should have a hard time playing without Jimmy Butler again."The point that I made to our team is you get used to it," Spoelstra said, according to the Sun Sentinel's Ira Winderman.
Jimmy Butler back with Heat, playing games. Jimmy Butler reportedly was heard using the Marshawn Lynch "I'm just here so I won't get fined" comment, which likely is true, but he i
Miami Heat rookie center Kel’el Ware isn’t just a bright spot amid the ongoing Jimmy Butler saga. Ware has suddenly positioned himself to bring home some hardware. Ware, the No. 15 pick last June, is now the betting favorite to win Rookie of the Year in some sportsbooks.