Miami Heat Star Jimmy Butler Hit with Two-Game Suspension for Disregarding Team Rules

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler has been suspended for two games after missing a team flight to Milwaukee, the latest incident in a tumultuous season.

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler has been suspended by the team for the second time this season, this time for missing a team flight to Milwaukee. The 35-year-old NBA superstar will serve a two-game ban, according to a statement released by the Heat. “We have suspended Jimmy Butler for two games for a continued pattern of disregard of team rules, insubordinate conduct and conduct detrimental to the team, including missing today's team flight to Milwaukee,” the Heat said.

Butler's suspension comes on the heels of a seven-game ban he served earlier this season for indicating his desire to leave Miami. The NBA veteran has been a key player for the Heat, leading the team to the 2020 NBA Finals, where they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers, and the 2023 Finals, where Miami was beaten by Denver.

Miami HEAT Statement on Jimmy Butler:

We have suspended Jimmy Butler for two games for continued pattern of disregard of team rules, insubordinate conduct and conduct detrimental to the team, including missing today’s team flight to Milwaukee.

— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) January 23, 2025

Butler's future with the Heat appears uncertain, with reports of a feud with team president Pat Riley. The suspension is the latest development in what seems likely to be an acrimonious divorce between Butler and the Heat. With his suspension, Butler will miss the Heat's next two games, and his return to the team remains uncertain.