The drama between Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat isn’t slowing down any time soon.
On Monday, Butler was suspended indefinitely by the team after he walked out of practice upon learning that the Heat planned to bring him in off of the bench. It’s the third suspension he’s received in relation to his ongoing quest to get traded out of Miami, and this one is set to cost him more than $500,000 for every game he misses.
While the relationship between Butler and the Heat is burned to the ground and the Earth subsequently salted, teammate Kevin Love is just watching along, making jokes about it on social media.
Love has been posting through it since the beginning of the relationship’s breakdown, and added fuel to the fire on Monday, posting a clip of Denzel Washington from the film Training Day.
Jimmy Butler suspensions: pic.twitter.com/Ob5pwKiNjI
— Steph Noh (@StephNoh) January 27, 2025
“Haywood Highsmith over me???”
— Justin Phan (@jphanned) January 27, 2025
Pat Riley: “We’re going to start Haywood Highsmith tonig-”
— Oluwajomiloju (@JomiAdeniran) January 27, 2025
Jimmy Butler: pic.twitter.com/oZ36MXe2rO
Next week in the Jimmy Butler-Miami Heat saga: pic.twitter.com/Ca1kMtUDRt
— jon greenberg (@jon_greenberg) January 27, 2025
Even Butler himself got in on the fun, posting a clip from the sitcom Martin, noting his possible lack of a job.
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