After Jimmy Butler made his return for the Heat on Friday, Erik Spoelstra speaks on what more he wants to see.
Erik Spoelstra says there is no need for drama in Jimmy Butler’s return from the forward’s seven-game Miami Heat suspension. Minutes before, Butler dramatically announces he is back in
Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra wants his team to realize the recent Jimmy Butler drama is just another day in the NBA. Butler, who reportedly has requested a trade out of Miami, was suspended for two games Wednesday for missing a team flight.
Heat players give some thoughts on the ongoing Jimmy Butler saga. And Erik Spoelstra gives a message to his team.
The delicate dance continued for the Miami Heat at Thursday morning’s shootaround at Fiserv Forum, the ongoing discussion about Jimmy Butler’s absences amid the team stressing in advance that coach Erik Spoelstra would not be taking questions on the subject.
Jimmy Butler is currenlty serving his second team suspension of the season as he tries to force a trade out of Miami. The Heat went 3–4 during Butler's first suspension and were just 1–2 in the three games he played in before missing a team flight.
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra delivered a message to his team in the wake of another suspension for star forward Jimmy Butler, who will miss the upcoming two-game road trip in Milwaukee and Brooklyn as punishment for missing a team flight.
Erik Spoelstra isn't wasting time on the drama surrounding Jimmy Butler as the Miami Heat also try to snap out of their recent funk with four losses in
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,
Zachary Weinberger is a credentialed Miami Heat reporter and an Associate Editor covering the NBA at-large, NCAA Football, and NCAA Basketball for ClutchPoints. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022, covering sports at the FAU University Press and later at The Palm Beach Post.
The seemingly never-ending Jimmy Butler saga took another turn on Thursday, with Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra revealing to reporters his message to the rest of the players amid the star forward’s second team-imposed suspension in three weeks.