Despite Jimmy Butler’s trade request, he’s back in Miami — for now. The Heat forward was suspended for seven games due to conduct detrimental to the team and is now back in the starting lineup for Miami against the Nuggets in a 2023 NBA Finals rematch on Friday evening.

Jimmy Butler has officially made his return to the Miami Heat, stepping back into the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Denver Nuggets at the Kaseya Center. This marks

The Heat are planning to suspend Jimmy Butler — again. This time it will be for two games after he missed a team flight on Wednesday, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported. According to the report, Butler initially had intentions of joining the Heat later on Wednesday as they get ready for their game in Milwaukee on Thursday.

In big-time sports, all sorts of sins can be overlooked in the name of talent. Assault and battery? Domestic abuse? Weapons charges? If you can run fast enough or jump high enough, those are issues a forgiving franchise can massage into minor infractions. What about the crime of being a serial pain in the ass? It depends.

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 ).

MIAMI — Jimmy Butler walked out of the Heat locker room on Friday night wearing a Michael Jordan jersey. It wasn’t a No. 23 jersey. It was a No. 45 — the one Jordan briefly wore when he returned to the Bulls after coming out of retirement in March 1995.

Disgruntled superstar Jimmy Butler's relationship with the Miami Heat seems unfixable according to NBA insider.

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Kevin Love is chronicling teammate Jimmy Butler and the trade drama with the Miami Heat with an impressive knowledge of pop culture on Instagram.

It wasn’t easy for Herro to get over the feelings of resentment and rejection that come with returning to a team that seemed on the verge of trading you. It took some soul-searching and a few candid conversations with Heat coach Erik Spoelstra and the front office to get everyone back on the same page.

The Denver Nuggets are 28-19 after three straight losses on their current five-game road trip. Currently sitting at fourth place in the Western Conference, the Nuggets have mostly bounced back from an inconsistent start to the season, though weaknesses on defense continue to show.