Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat don’t seem to care about those optics. The Heat suspended Butler for a second time in less than weeks, bringing Butler’s total team-imposed absences this season to nine games.

Jimmy Butler, suspended for a third time this month on Monday and demanding a trade, has ruined his Miami Heat legacy with a stunning display of childish, unprofessional behavior — and by quitting on the team and its fans.

Yes, the franchise—miraculously—has a 20-19 record with two games left before the season's halfway point. However, the team's on-court performance has been overshadowed by the tug-of-war between Heat forward Jimmy Butler and club brass—culminating in a seven-game suspension for conduct detrimental to the team on Jan. 3.

Butler, the disgruntled forward who has sought a trade from Miami, left the team's shootaround hours before its double-overtime win.

Jimmy Butler is no longer listed on the Heat injury report for suspension or any other reason. Injury report for Friday vs. visiting Nuggets: Out: Josh Richardson (heel), Dru Smith

Hell no. From Dwyane Wade's greatness to Udonis Haslem's longevity and leadership, here’s a look at why these jerseys hang in the rafters — and why Jimmy Butler's never should. If you want to ...

The indefinite suspension all but closes a complicated chapter of Butler's 14-year career. A six-time All-Star, an Eastern Conference finals MVP and the leader of two teams that went to the NBA Finals, Butler has taken each of his four franchises to heights they have struggled to replicate without him.

The Miami Heat have suspended disgruntled forward Jimmy Butler again -- this time indefinitely after he walked out of a team shootaround practice Monday.

Jimmy Butler will be traded very soon, leaving another franchise to recover from his departure. Pat Riley and the Miami Heat will have yet another franchise player exit under disappointing circumstances,

Gilbert Arenas did not hold back when discussing Miami Heat President Pat Riley, giving him a blunt reality check about his outdated approach to player management.

Scoring has been climbing as of late, but this year the stat inflation has revealed itself in a more subtle way.