It’s disappointing when you see the organization and a player going head to head like that,” Heat captain and three-time NBA All-Star Bam Adebayo said following Saturday’s morning shootaround

Butler's All-Star teammate Bam Adebayo appeared to downplay Butler's comments as a result of frustration from the team's loss. “Think it’s a bad night all around," Adebayo said of Butler's comments. "Lose the game, obviously he’s frustrated, he feels like he’s standing in the corner, so he’s got a lot of things going on in his corner."

For the 119th time since Jimmy Butler joined Miami, the Heat were set to play a game without him. This is different from the others.

As usual, Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo has taken on a lot of responsibilities this season. Adebayo is in his second season as the Heat’s captain. He’s also expected to anchor the Heat’s defense, box out and rebound at a high level, serve as a hub on the offensive end and make shots. Adebayo has done all of those things well, except make shots.

The Miami Heat have suspended Jimmy Butler for seven games and say they will seek to trade him. The Heat say the suspension was for “conduct detrimental to the team over the course of the season and particularly the last several weeks.

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler has drawn significant attention from NBA analysts regarding trade speculation since the beginning of the 2024-25 NBA season. Recently, Butler intensified these discussions by openly expressing his desire to be traded. As a result, the Heat announced a seven-game suspension for Butler.

The Miami Heat lost to the Utah Jazz 136-100 with Jimmy Butler serving the first game of his seven-game suspension.

Jimmy Butler's time with the Miami Heat might well be coming to an end soon. The franchise has seemingly gotten tired of its disgruntled superstar's antics, with the Heat suspending Butler for seven games and announcing they'll be listening to trade offers.

Find out what Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro had to say about Butler's comments and his uncertain future with the Miami Heat.

A: But the Heat also knew this could be the situation, that Jimmy Butler had the hammer of an opt-out clause, giving him the right to turn any trade into a rental. And yet, when you look at the desire for Jimmy to get the maximum amount of years on an extension,

Five takeaways from the Miami Heat’s 136-100 loss to the Utah Jazz (8-25) on Saturday night at Kaseya Center to close its three-game homestand at 1-2. The Heat (17-16) now embarks on a six-game West Coast trip that begins Monday against the Sacramento Kings: