Before things really came to a head with Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat, team president Pat Riley sat down for a lengthy interview with Dan Le Batard. The episode, released on Thursday, includes Riley's answer to what he's learned and how things are different in the player empowerment era.

With "Jimmy Buckets" wanting out of town, Heat president Pat Riley has received some backlash for seemingly failing to build a better team around Butler and making his stars run away from South Beach.

The ongoing Butler-Heat saga sparked a lively discussion among the studio show’s analysts/former NBA players Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal in the early hours of Wednesday morning after Tuesday night’s games.

NBA trade deadline less than a month away, the Miami Heat reportedly aren't getting any closer to trading disgruntled star forward

The Jazz don’t offer much resistance on defense, allowing 118.5 points per game, a Bottom-5 mark in the NBA. It’s been even worse during this home slide, if you can believe it, as Utah is giving up 120.6 points per game, with teams shooting 48.5% from the field and 36.7% from 3-point range.

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TL;DR: Live stream Miami Heat vs. Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA with FuboTV, Sling TV, or YouTube TV. The Miami Heat head to Moda Center to face the Portland Trail Blazers in a non-conference matchup.