Butler played three games after that suspension ended before receiving a two-game ban after missing the Heat's team flight for a road game in Milwaukee on Jan. 23. They followed that up by suspending him for a minimum of five games for walking out of a team practice.

Miami Heat president Pat Riley doubled down on his decision not to give Jimmy Butler a contract extension prior to his Golden State Warriors trade.

In a candid end-of-season press conference Friday, Heat president Pat Riley acknowledged that the well-publicized fallout with Jimmy Butler cast a long shadow over Miami’s season, calling it a major factor in the team’s underperformance.