Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler reportedly met with team owner Micky Arison ahead of the conclusion of his seven-game suspension and amid his trade request.

It would be easy for the Heat to buckle under the weight of the Jimmy Butler trade saga, but Kevin Love is keeping it light with hilarious Instagram reactions.

Ramona wrote that Jimmy Butler's meeting with Micky Arison didn't achieve its intended goal. She went further to share that the organization is downplaying the perceived tension b

Since Jimmy had his meeting with Micky Arison on Thursday, there is no doubt an uptick in (trade) discussions around Butler,' Windhorst said. 'The Heat shifted

The Heat shifted into a new gear after that (Butler/Micky Arison) meeting.” Will Butler be traded prior to the deadline?

In Jimmy Butler vs. Miami Heat, the page has merely turned to the next chapter in the saga of a player who wants out and a team that publicly remains on record as being amenable to moving him out.

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Butler is owed $48M for the remainder of this season and then holds a $52 million player option for next year. There have been rumors that Butler could opt out of his deal to enter free agency this coming summer but the likelihood of Butler leaving over $50 million on the table is low.

Jimmy Butler is committed to forcing a trade from the Miami Heat, and the star forward could be inching closer to getting his wish.

Butler was informed at shootaround that he would come off the bench behind Haywood Highsmith in this game, which prompted Butler to walk out of shootaround. From there, the Heat suspended Butler “indefinitely,” a story broken by Shams Charania of The Athletic and since confirmed by the team.

Butler was first suspended by the Heat on Jan. 3 for seven games “for multiple instances of 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.”

Butler was informed at morning shootaround that he would come off the bench behind Haywood Highsmith against Orlando, which prompted Butler to walk out of the shootaround. That gave Miami the pretext, and it suspended Butler “indefinitely,” a story broken by Shams Charania of The Athletic and since confirmed by the team.