The ongoing Butler-Heat saga sparked a lively discussion among the studio show’s analysts/former NBA players Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal in the early hours of Wednesday morning after Tuesday night’s games.

Safe to say we can add this one into the long list of articles that I never thought I'd write. Jimmy Butler wants nothing to do with the Miami Heat. He told us he lost his joy playing basketball and t

Should the Miami Heat turn the team over to young forward Nikola Jović? Local radio host Brendan Tobin loves the idea.

Green would have more of a harsh prediction with one being that Heat president Pat Riley sends Butler to a team that “he absolutely hates” as ESPN reported on Jan. 2 that he wants to play anywhere but Miami. The other option Green would mention is the team telling Butler to “go home” and wait for the offseason.

MIAMI (AP) — Pat Riley turns 80 in a couple of months. The Miami Heat president has not revealed any retirement timetable. He still wears impeccable suits, shakes hands with as firm of a grip as anyone, knows all eyes are on him when he walks into just about any room.

NBA trade deadline less than a month away, the Miami Heat reportedly aren't getting any closer to trading disgruntled star forward

The Jimmy Butler saga has been one of the biggest storylines of the season so far, with his relationship with the Miami Heat becoming more strained by the day.

The team announced the news on social media, making it clear that it’s because of Jimmy Butler’s recent comments about the team. “We have suspended Jimmy Butler for seven games for multiple instances of conduct detrimental to the team over the course of the season and particularly the last several weeks,” the team shared in a statement.

Shaq, Chuck, and Kenny offered their thoughts on the Jimmy Butler situation, and unsurprisingly didn’t see eye-to-eye.

One of the up-and-coming teams in the league is the Houston Rockets. Head coach Ime Udoka has crafted this team in his identity, which means they are ferocious defensively and ultra-competitive, traits which describe Butler to a T.

It looks like the Golden State Warriors might prefer the $20 million player over Jimmy Butler, who is on the verge of a Miami Heat exit.