The Heat punishes star Jimmy Butler, who requested a trade out of Miami, for the second time after he missed a team flight for a game
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The Miami Heat suspended Jimmy Butler for a second time this month on Wednesday, January 22 , electing to keep the star out two more games after he missed a team flight to Milwaukee, ESPN reported.for conduct detrimental to the team, as the Heat went 3-4 from January 4 to 15.
At the time that Butler’s original desire to be traded was known, Heat president Pat Riley said the team was not going to trade one of its top players.
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