With growing speculation surrounding Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler’s future, Stephen A. Smith made a notable revelation about the situation involving team owner Pat Riley. One of ESPN’s most recognizable personalities,

Stephen Curry's stance has been revealed on Jimmy Butler potentially joining the Golden State Warriors from the Miami Heat.

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.

Tim Hardaway, who played from the Heat from 1996 to '01 and has his No. 10 retired by the franchise, thinks Riley gave Butler too much of the leeway that is now being cited in the

Jimmy Butler, a two-time NBA finalist with the Miami Heat, has been suspended by the team for the third time this season due to an unauthorized absence from practice. This repeated breach results in a loss of salary for Butler.