Pat Riley is no stranger to difficult moments with superstar players, but it’s increasingly clear that he may now be facing his most challenging standoff yet.
After recently returning to the court, Jimmy Butler will find himself on the sidelines yet again. The Miami Heat are suspending Butler for two games, ESPN's S
If history is an indicator, Jimmy Butler is gone. Perhaps not in the moment, perhaps not this month, but when it comes to suspensions and sanctions issued during the Pat Riley era, a parting is
Miami Heat star forward Jimmy Butler reportedly made it clear to team president Pat Riley that he has no future in South Florida. According to ESPN's
In the past, Riley has occasionally gotten into it with his superstars near the end of their Miami tenures. He had contract tensions with Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade, which prompted Wade's stunning departure to his hometown Chicago Bulls in free agency during the summer of 2016.
Jimmy Butler is upping his efforts to get out of Miami. The Heat superstar met with team president Pat Riley face-to-face last week to reiterate his desire to be traded away from the franchise, according to a report from ESPN.
On his latest podcast, Dwyane Wade gives his true thoughts on the Heat and Jimmy Butler situation.
The Heat have had productive conversations with other teams as they still try to find a trade for Jimmy Butler
With the current Jimmy Butler saga devolving further and further into pettiness, there are a lot of concerns about the future of the Miami Heat. One former Heat superstar who also had his issues with Pat Riley in the past,
The clash pits perhaps the NBA's most disgruntled superstar against a franchise that won't bend to his will. And everyone in the NBA is watching.
Jimmy Butler is fully fit to play his third game since returning from a seven-day suspension against the Portland Trail Blazers this Tuesday.