After Jimmy Butler expressed his desire to leave at a press conference, the Miami Heat wanted to react. The franchise, which recently announced that it did not want to transfer its winger, suspended him for seven games and now says it is listening to trade offers.
Jimmy Butler may have played his last game for the Miami Heat. A victory against the Pelicans during which Erik Spoelstra decided to leave him on the bench throughout the last quarter. A sad end for a notable player in recent history in Florida, leader of two runs to the NBA Finals in 2020 and 2022.
Shams Charania has just announced that the winger was suspended seven games by his franchise due to “several behaviors detrimental to the team during the season and particularly in recent weeks”. In the process, the Heat said they were ready to listen to transfer offers, which was not the case a few days ago:
“Through his actions and his statements, he showed that he no longer wanted to be part of this team. Jimmy Butler and his representative have indicated they are interested in being traded, therefore we will listen to offers.”
The Heat say they are open to listening to all Jimmy Butler offers: “Through his actions and statements, he has shown he no longer wants to be part of this team. Jimmy Butler and his representative have indicated that they wish to be traded, therefore, we will listen to offers.” https://t.co/4YMMPNy8nM
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1875333050336473244?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
It must be said that Jimmy Butler had not been discreet in recent weeks. After Shams Charania announced his desire to transfer, he took 13 days away from the team to recover from an illness and at the press conference for his return match, he confirmed his desires elsewhere.
Erik Spoelstra, Pat Riley and the rest of the Front Office will have to turn the page and build, probably around the other leaders of this locker room, Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo.
Source text: Shams Charania
