‘This is the NBA life; this is the life we chose. If you think it's going to be predictable, you're really mistaken,’ says Miami coach Erik Spoelstra amid the Heat’s team drama
This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.‘This is the NBA life; this is the life we chose. If you think it's going to be predictable, you're really mistaken,’ says Miami coach Erik Spoelstra amid the Heat’s team drama
The 35-year-old Butler will not play in Miami’s two-game road trip to the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday and Brooklyn Nets on Saturday. Spoelstra spoke to reporters following the Heat’s game-day shootaround in Milwaukee. The reasoning given for Butler’s first suspension was that, “through his actions and statements, he has shown he no longer wants to be part of this team.”
Butler returned January 17 and played in three Heat home games. Then, he missed the team’s flight to Milwaukee on Wednesday and ESPN reported he had planned to meet up with the team on the road.Spoelstra and Bam Adebayo had spoken during the initial suspension about guiding the team through the distraction of Butler’s trade request. So the Heat are ready to play without Butler again.
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