I cannot believe this. I mean I see it, I can read, I'm just gobsmacked.
MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Heat suspended Jimmy Butler for seven games on Friday and said they will seek to trade him.
The Heat said the suspension was for “conduct detrimental to the team over the course of the season and particularly the last several weeks.”
“Through his actions and statements, he has shown he no longer wants to be part of this team,” the Heat said in a statement, one day after Butler said in a postgame press conference that he does not believe he can be happy playing in Miami going forward.
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“Jimmy Butler and his representative have indicated that they wish to be traded, therefore, we will listen to offers,” the Heat said.
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The suspension will cost Butler $532,737 for each game missed, or a total of $3.7 million, according to ESPN's Bobby Marks. He has the right to file a grievance within the next 30 days, and if he chooses to, the fine money would be held in escrow until a resolution is reached, a process that could take up to a year.
