Miami Heat star and five-year point guard Jimmy Butler received a seven-game suspension last week when he announced he wanted to transfer to another team. The club took note and declared that “through his actions and statements he has shown that he no longer wants to be part of this team”, when he announced a seven-match suspension “for multiple instances of misconduct detrimental to the team during the season and particularly in recent weeks.”
Butler was recently averaging just nine points, and in the press conference following the 128-115 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Jan. 3, he said he didn’t think he could ever get the “joy of playing” back. in Miami. In five seasons with the Miami Heat, he reached the NBA Finals twice, in 2020 and 2023, losing each time.
Now, the Miami Heat will try to use this suspension time to decide what to do with the player. The winter transfer market is open until February 6, and Butler would play his next game with the Heat on January 17. The Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers have apparently expressed interest in the 35-year-old, but nothing seems certain so far.
