The Miami Heat have suspended Jimmy Butler for seven games and say they will seek to trade him. The Heat say the suspension was for “conduct detrimental to the team over the course of the season and particularly the last several weeks.

Jimmy Butler returned for his first game since Dec. 20 and had a quiet performance for his standards. Playing against the shorthanded New Orleans Pelicans helped, but getting back into the season's flow may take him a few games.

An ESPN Jimmy Butler report set off a firestorm of speculation surrounding possible trade partners with the Miami Heat for the disgruntled star.

The tipping point apparently came in the wake of Wednesday’s victory over the New Orleans Pelicans when it came to Jimmy Butler’s souring relationship with the Miami Heat turning toxic.

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler returned to the court Wednesday after a prolonged absence. Now, the Heat will be without Butler again—except this time, it’s by choice. The Heat announced a seven-game suspension for Butler on Friday night,

The Jimmy Butler saga appears untenable for the Miami Heat. Following Thursday night’s loss to the Indiana Pacers, where Butler