A former teammate of Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler weighed in on what the front office should do at the trade deadline.

The Heat said the suspension was for “conduct detrimental to the team over the course of the season and particularly the last several weeks.”

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.

Two straight games of low rebounding numbers, single-digit points and limited shot attempts led to this exchange between Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press and Butler following the double-digit loss to Indiana.

The Miami Heat will reportedly trade Jimmy Butler this week, per The Ringer's Bill Simmons, who made mention of that potential move during the latest

The Miami Heat were at Chase Center on Tuesday night. Jimmy Butler wasn’t. The temperamental superstar’s feud with his organization reached a boiling point in recent days, with Butler’s demands to be traded resulting in a suspension handed down by the team that just so happened to coincide with its six-game swing up and down the West Coast.

Here’s your latest NBA Rewind! Ever since the Heat decided not to offer Jimmy Butler a two-year, $113 million extension this past offseason, there have been plenty of people around the NBA wondering where their partnership was headed.

If the Miami Heat fail to trade Jimmy Butler during his suspension, the 35-year-old could finish the season with the organization.

Jimmy Butler's future remains uncertain as he serves a suspension from the Miami Heat while awaiting a compelling offer from another NBA team. In the midst of this turmoil, the 35-year-old star has issued a bold message to the entire league.