As the Miami Heat face the Utah Jazz on Saturday night, the talk around the organization has been around Jimmy Butler and the recent developments involving trade talks and his seven-game suspension. The Heat's captain Bam Adebayo spoke at Saturday's shootaround about a number of topics centered around his teammate in Butler.
Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo didn’t mince words after his teammate, Terry Rozier III, stole a rebound during their 114-98 win on Tuesday against the Golden State Warriors.
As the Miami Heat's captain, Bam Adebayo spoke about how he would lead his team in the right direction amid Jimmy Butler's likely departure from the franchise.
Find out what Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro had to say about Butler's comments and his uncertain future with the Miami Heat.
A: But the Heat also knew this could be the situation, that Jimmy Butler had the hammer of an opt-out clause, giving him the right to turn any trade into a rental. And yet, when you look at the desire for Jimmy to get the maximum amount of years on an extension,
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.
The Miami Heat lost to the Utah Jazz 136-100 with Jimmy Butler serving the first game of his seven-game suspension.
The Heat (18-17) hopes Tuesday night’s 114-98 bounce-back road win over the Warriors represents a breakthrough after blowing a 17-point fourth-quarter lead just 24 hours before in a painful double-overtime loss to the Kings in Sacramento on Monday.
Bam Adebayo had 19 points, nine rebounds and five assists with two timely dunks down the stretch, and the Miami Heat snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Golden State Warriors 114-98 on Tuesday night.
The Miami Heat are lucky because they have one of the best "dogs" in the NBA in Jimmy Butler. However, according to 2003 NBA champion Stephen Jackson, the South Beach squad did not take advantage of having "Jimmy Buckets" and did not surround him with the right talent to help him win a championship.
Bam Adebayo said that the forward's actions were disappointing, but that they needed to focus on winning games as a team. He also added that the situation at the end of the day is "none of our business" and is between Butler and the front office.