Six-time NBA All-Star Jimmy Butler was suspended by the Miami Heat for seven games for conduct detrimental to the team. The Heat announced they would entertain trade offers after Butler expressed a desire to be traded and stated he had lost the joy of playing in the NBA. Butler, who has been vocal about his dissatisfaction with the team, will miss several games including a west coast road trip.
MIAMI — Six-time NBA All-Star forward Jimmy Butler was suspended by the Miami Heat for seven games on Friday for conduct detrimental to the team, which said it would now entertain trade offers.A night after Butler said he had lost the joy of playing in the NBA and was 'probably not' going to find it by staying with the Heat, the team took action for weeks of critical comments and talk of a trade.
'Jimmy Butler and his representative have indicated that they wish to be traded, therefore, we will listen to offers.' Butler, who scored only nine points in a Thursday loss to Indiana, would not return until a January 17 home game against Denver, missing Saturday's home game against Utah and a six-game west coast road trip.It's quite possible, however, that the Heat will have found a trade deal for the 35-year-old playmaker by then.
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