It’s not hard to find slander against Jimmy Butler in the saga of his trade to the Heat, but one insider is taking issue with a recent report about the Heat star.
The report in question comes from insider Jake Fischer, who says Butler skipped the shot and flew away from the team.
“Now, Pat Riley’s front office has made it clear it will no longer tolerate Butler’s off-the-cuff performance, announcing to the world on January 3 that the six-time NBA All-Star was being suspended for ‘disruption to the team,'” Fisher wrote. Butler’s infractions included missing morning shootaround entirely on multiple occasions and insisting on taking a private flight unrelated to the Miami team’s charter, league sources said. Hardaway told Sirius XM NBA Radio over the weekend that Riley sent a 10-page letter to the Players Association detailing Butler’s missteps.
However, industry insider Chris Haynes wants to clarify a few things.
“I’m told that over the past five years, Jimmy [Butler] Haynes said on The Dan LeBatard Show with Stu Goetz that he left the team less than five times, four of which were in the Finals against the Denver Nuggets, because his father was ill. .
The latest news from ESPN’s Shams Charania is that Jimmy met face-to-face with Pat Riley last week and reiterated his desire to be traded.
“Butler told Riley he would not sign a new contract in Miami and that he intended to use his $52 million player option for 2025-26 this offseason simply as a trade ploy,” sources said. Ya said.
The Suns remain the front-runner for the six-time All-Star, although it would take another team to absorb Bradley Beal’s massive contract to seal a trade.
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