With the Miami Heat suspending Jimmy Butler once again, the team will once again be without the star for two more games in the current road trip. As the Heat face the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night, head coach Erik Spoelstra has downplayed the events that have transpired to the organization in recent days.

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

With the Miami Heat navigating Jimmy Butler’s second suspension in three weeks, coach Erik Spoelstra isn’t interested in softening the reality.

The Miami Heat have once again imposed a suspension on Jimmy Butler following his repeated erratic behavior, raising new questions about his NBA future. Erik Spoelstra addressed the matter ahead of the Heat’s upcoming game against the Milwaukee Bucks.

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.

Jimmy Butler has been suspended by the Miami Heat for the second time in three weeks, this time for two games.

Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra addressed the two-game suspension of the team's star forward, Jimmy Butler. The Heat suspended Butler on Wednesday following a missed team flight.

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.

Per ESPN's Jamal Collier, Miami head coach Erik Spoelstra told the team Thursday morning that they needed to "get over" the drama between the Heat and Butler regarding the two-game suspension.

Especially in a game where Herro was missed and the drama continued with Heat forward Jimmy Butler, the team went cold against Portland leading to a disappointing loss. The Heat's captain Bam Adebayo downplayed their offense being lost without Herro and accredited it to missing shots, though he acknowledges how crucial Herro is to their team.

When Kel’el Ware was drafted 15th by the Miami Heat last June, it wasn’t certain when the Indiana product would break into Miami’s rotation — after all, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra focuses more on the game ahead than he presumes anything about the big picture.

Kel'el Ware continued a tremendous run on Thursday with the Heat and joined some rare company with his latest performance against the Bucks.