More than a week after the Heat suspended Jimmy Butler for conduct detrimental to the team, Miami has not been presented with an appealing offer and is planning for Butler to rejoin the Heat for next Friday’s game against Denver, multiple league sources said Thursday.

On the day an interview with Miami Heat President Pat Riley dropped regarding dealing with player empowerment, more clarity emerged about the ongoing team suspension of forward Jimmy Butler. Amid the unpaid seven-game suspension of Butler,

Butler has reportedly told teams he will not sign a contract extension, as he has a player option for the 2025-26 season and could hit free agency if he chooses. He's also reportedly shut down most potential teams in a deal - besides the Suns.

As Jimmy Butler awaits a trade from the Miami Heat, he believes he still has plenty to give to a team willing to strike a deal for him. In fact,

Le Batard Show producer Andrew Streeter created a remix of the Shaggy song, “It Wasn’t Me,” to describe exactly where things are between Butler and the Heat right now. I hope you’re ready for this thing t o be stuck in your ear for the next few days.

Jimmy Butler has made it pretty clear that he is hoping to be traded from the Miami Heat. If for some reason that does not happen, it is almost certain that he will leave in the summer as a free agent, with the 35-year-old having a player option for next season.

Erik Spoelstra offered it up in a manner that made it seem like he viewed it as a modest request. All the Miami Heat coach wanted from Jaime Jaquez Jr. was everything.

For a long time, Butler was also linked with teams like the Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Brooklyn Nets and plenty of others. But those links are starting to fade away as the 35-year-old inches closer to the Miami exit door.

DETROIT — Before the Warriors’ game against the Pistons, Steve Kerr told his team that they needed to start winning the individual battles. Basketball is a team sport, but it’s made up of hundreds of micro games within the game. The box-outs, the loose balls, the contested boards, the ability to stay in front of your man.

Six-time NBA All-Star Blake Griffin gave his thoughts on Jimmy Butler's desire to be traded from the Miami Heat. "I wouldn't do it that way so I can't