In his current standoff with the Heat front office ( read: Pat Riley ), Miami attempted to avoid the “burn everything down” portion by suspending Butler seven games for conduct detrimental to the team ( read: attempting to force a trade ).

The Jimmy Butler-Miami Heat saga has dominated NBA headlines for the better part of the season; after all, it's not every day that a superstar of Butler's calib

As the Miami Heat completed a six-game road trip on the West Coast, it was all played without star Jimmy Butler serving a seven-game suspension. Now that Butler is off the injury report for a “team suspension,” there are still questions if he will truly play Friday night as the Heat host the Denver Nuggets.