If the Heat keeps Butler past Feb. 6 and he opts out, Miami could either use a $14 million midlevel exception and a $5.1 million bi-annual exception or use about $13 million in cap space (which swells to $23 million if Robinson is released early this summer).

The Miami Heat and Jimmy Butler drama continued Tuesday night. The Heat announced Butler is suspended two games again for conduct detrimental to the team. This time, it was for missing the team flight to Milwaukee.

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The sources said Butler missed a team flight to Milwaukee on Wednesday and now Miami is keeping him home for its two-game road trip.

The Miami Heat reportedly suspended embattled forward Jimmy Butler on Wednesday evening after missing a team flight. Heat fans were, shall we say, not too pleas

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

Reports of a Jimmy Butler trade are heating up but for the Heat he's also still a distraction they would like away from the locker room

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The Milwaukee Bucks and Tyler Herro will clash when the Bucks (24-17) meet the Miami Heat (21-21) at Fiserv Forum on Thursday, January 23 at 7:30 PM ET.Their last time out, the Bucks won on Sunday

Jimmy Butler’s relationship with the Miami Heat keeps getting colder. The 6-time All-Star was once again suspended by the team on Wednesday night. It’s the latest development in a saga that has turned into an ugly public battle between the club and a player that led Miami to two NBA Finals.

Kel'el Ware has gotten much more playing time for the Miami Heat, and his excellent play has led to his first berth in the Kia Rookie Ladder.