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Jimmy Butler believes the Miami Heat can make it to the NBA Finals as currently constructed. Miami enters Friday at 18-6, which is good for second place in the Eastern Conference standings. Butler spoke to Rachel Nichols of ESPN about why he thinks the Heat can win the East (clip starts at 6:25): Before the […]

Four-time All-Star small forward Jimmy Butler wants to retire with the Miami Heat. Butler told Rachel Nichols of ESPN that his fit with the Heat is “a match made in heaven.” The Heat are 18-6 on the season and Butler is playing some of his best basketball. The 30-year-old is averaging 20.6 points, 6.9 rebounds […]

Jimmy Butler has insinuated in the past that something happened behind the scenes with the Philadelphia 76ers which ultimately led to his decision to leave the Sixers in free agency for the Miami Heat. In an interview with Rachel Nichols of ESPN, Butler says he’s not going to reveal what happened since he doesn’t want […]

One of the main reasons Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler requested a trade from the Minnesota Timberwolves was he felt he couldn’t compete in the deep Western Conference with Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns by his side. Multiple reports have said that Butler didn’t respect Wiggins’ and Towns’ work ethics. Butler and Towns’ relationship was […]

Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat host LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday. Butler and the Heat are undefeated at home and have the second-best record in the East. The Lakers, meanwhile, have the best record in the West and are tied with the Milwaukee Bucks for the best record in the […]

Miami Heat All-Star Jimmy Butler has played for several coaches over the course of his career, including Tom Thibodeau, Brett Brown and now Erik Spoelstra. Butler explained the differences between them ahead of Friday night’s home game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Butler, who signed a four-year, $142 million dollar deal with the Heat prior […]

One of the main reasons star Jimmy Butler requested a trade from the Minnesota Timberwolves was he felt he couldn’t compete in the rugged Western Conference with Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns by his side. Multiple reports have said that Butler didn’t respect Wiggins and Towns’ work ethic. Butler and Towns’ relationship was believed to […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler had some fun with rookie wing Tyler Herro on Tuesday, but Herro proved that he is quick with rebuttals. After Butler tweeted out that the rookie’s name refers to “maker of tiles,” Herro responded with a tweet of his own to let his followers know that they should contact him […]

Former NBA guard and current ESPN analyst Jalen Rose says Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler has been the second-best player in the Eastern Conference so far behind Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Heat are 18-6 on the season and Butler is playing some of his best basketball. The four-time All-Star is averaging 20.6 points, […]

The Miami Heat are 18-6 and look like one of the best teams in the East. However, All-Star small forward Jimmy Butler, being the fierce competitor that he is, isn’t satisfied. Butler says the Heat still have some “mental lapses” they need to correct moving forward. “You never take winning lightly in this league, because […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler did not let Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young off the hook for saying “it’s over” when it clearly was not. On Instagram, Butler poked fun at Young, noting that the second-year man was right in his prediction. The game was over… but in the favor of the Heat. Jimmy Butler […]

Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo did something on Tuesday that not even LeBron James and Dwyane Wade could accomplish. In fact, no other teammates in Miami Heat history had ever triple doubles in the same game. Until now. In a 135-121 overtime win against the Atlanta Hawks, Miami’s third-year center Bam Adebayo dropped a career-high […]

When Miami Heat president Pat Riley and Jimmy Butler had their free agent meeting over the summer, Riley apparently poured Butler too much wine. Butler, who is a wine fanatic, told Riley, “Hey, Coach, come on, man. I don’t need that much,” per Seerat Sohi of Yahoo Sports: They cracked open bottles of luxury wine, […]

For the first time in his career, Jimmy Butler was able to pick where he wanted to play this past summer, choosing to sign with Pat Riley and the Miami Heat. Butler says “the sky just opened up” during his free agent meeting with Riley, the Heat’s president and architect. “We’re in this meeting, we’re […]

Miami Heat president Pat Riley tried to acquire Jimmy Butler from the Minnesota Timberwolves when the four-time All-Star requested a trade last season, but the Philadelphia 76ers struck a deal with Minnesota. Riley was upset because Butler was a player he was heavily enamored with. The Hall of Famer thought he had missed out on […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler seems to be impressed with Tyler Herro’s play through the early stages of this season. So much so, in fact, that Butler has named Tuesdays in his honor. Butler sent out a tweet on Tuesday afternoon, noting the English origin of the name “Tyler.” He ended his caption with a […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler loves rookie teammate Tyler Herro. Despite being a rookie, Herro doesn’t act or play like one. He has that killer mentality the Heat love and it has been on display from Day 1. In a interview with SLAM Magazine, Bam Adebayo said the Heat made Herro guard Butler on the […]

Jimmy Butler and Anthony Davis have been named the NBA’s Players of the Week for Week 7. Butler averaged 27.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 8.5 assists as the Miami Heat went 3-1. Davis, meanwhile, averaged 35.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks as the Los Angeles Lakers went 4-0. Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler and […]

The Miami Heat-Jimmy Butler pairing has truly been a match made in heaven. Butler recently joined some elite names in franchise history, becoming the fourth player in Heat history to record multiple-triple doubles in a season. He joined the likes of LeBron James who recorded four triple-doubles each in the 2012-13 and 2010-11 seasons, Hassan […]

Jimmy Butler reportedly left the Houston Rockets high and dry in free agency after the franchise was ready to commit to a four-year max deal. The Rockets were limited by the extent of their assets but had already planned to trade sixth man Eric Gordon and starting center Clint Capela to make room for him […]

Jimmy Butler has had a hero’s welcome since arriving in South Beach and his Miami Heat teammates have reaped the benefits of his presence through a 15-6 start to the season. Players like Goran Dragic and Tyler Herro knew they’d be in for the long haul by playing next to a rugged competitor, but they […]

The Miami Heat are 15-5 on the season, good for second place in the Eastern Conference standings. Jimmy Butler has been everything that Heat president Pat Riley envisioned he would be when the Hall of Famer acquired the small forward from the Philadelphia 76ers over the summer in a blockbuster sign-and-trade deal. The Heat take […]

The Miami Heat have a nice core headlined by Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Justise Winslow and rookie Tyler Herro. Miami is 15-5 on the season, good for a second-place tie with the Toronto Raptors in the East. With Butler leading the way, the Heat are well on their way to getting back to the playoffs […]

Jimmy Butler expressed an overwhelming sense of confidence after dominating the overtime period of Wednesday’s 121-110 win over the Toronto Raptors. The Miami Heat star forward made his presence known, scoring eight of the team’s 13 points in the extra period, helping hold the Raptors to a mere two points in overtime. Butler, who has […]

Miami Heat wings Jimmy Butler and rookie Tyler Herro are on the cover of SLAM Magazine this week along with third-year center Bam Adebayo. Unknown to many, however, the shoot wasn’t easy for Herro and Adebayo. Apparently, Butler hilariously tried to will his teammates to form a human pyramid in behind-the-scenes video footage of the […]

Heat swingman Jimmy Butler isn’t ready to look back on the series-clinching shot that Kawhi Leonard hit in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals that ended the Sixers’ postseason aspirations. Via Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel: “No. I’m on a different team now,” Butler said, having signed with the Heat as […]

A strained right groin may keep point guard Goran Dragic out against the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday, but it also may give Dion Waiters an opportunity to return to the Miami Heat’s rotation. Heat listing Goran Dragic as out for Tuesday in Toronto with a strained right groin. Door could be opened for Dion Waiters. […]

Jimmy Butler is expected to make his return to the Miami Heat lineup for Friday night’s home game against the Golden State Warriors, according to an official report from the team. Butler was held out of Wednesday night’s game against the Houston Rockets due to an illness. It was his second bout with an illness […]

Jimmy Butler’s hard-nosed style of play and personality is perfect for the Miami Heat since president Pat Riley loves that type of basketball. Butler is loving life right now. He’s living in beautiful Miami, has a new daughter and is the star player for the Heat, who are in a three-way tie for second place […]

The Miami Heat are likely to be without star forward Jimmy Butler for Wednesday’s game against the Houston Rockets due to an illness, head coach Erik Spoelstra told reporters, according to Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald. This is coming at the heels of Butler expressing his admiration for Rockets shooting guard James Harden. Butler […]

Jimmy Butler only played one season with MVP Derrick Rose on the Chicago Bulls, but that one season was enough for Butler to know that prime D-Rose was something special. Butler says Rose, before the injuries, is the most unstoppable player he’s played with in his career, via The Players’ Tribune: “Man, I was there […]

Jimmy Butler says not everyone on the Philadelphia 76ers had a common goal of winning a championship last season. The Sixers lost to the Toronto Raptors in the second round of the playoffs in seven games on a Kawhi Leonard buzzer beater. Butler opted not to re-sign with the Sixers in free agency. He joined […]

Miami Heat swingman Jimmy Butler alluded to a potential reasoning for his decision to leave the Philadelphia 76ers and subsequently join the Heat this past summer after the Sixers thrashed Miami on Saturday night, though he would not go into detail. Butler told Michael Lee of The Athletic that “something happened” in Philadelphia that resulted in […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has been extremely vocal about the love he has for former Sixers teammate Jimmy Butler, and he showed Butler love on Instagram following Philly’s 113-86 win over the Miami Heat on Saturday night. Embiid posted a photo of him guarding Butler, complete with a “It’s bigger than basketball” caption: https://www.instagram.com/p/B5PAMjzJH-Z/ […]

It was never going to be a happy reunion for Jimmy Butler and the Philadelphia 76ers, but the intensity of the boos and jeering Sixers fans laid out on the Miami Heat shooting swingman still caught some people off guard. However, Butler knew coming into the Wells Fargo Center that it was going to happen. […]

As expected, Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler was heavily booed by Sixers fans on Saturday in his return to Philadelphia. Jimmy Butler met with quite a few boos tonight in team introductions. pic.twitter.com/ewuVTrxKXa — NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) November 24, 2019 Butler played 55 games for the Sixers last season after the team acquired him […]

Former Miami Heat center Alonzo Mourning is really liking what he is seeing from Jimmy Butler and the rest of the crew in South Beach this season. Butler, the new franchise player for the Heat in the post-Dwyane Wade era, has Miami off to a 10-3 start. Mourning says he’s very impressed with how selfless […]

Chicago Bulls head coach Jim Boylen says Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler is one of his favorite players of all-time. Boylen was an assistant coach under Fred Hoiberg for two years while Butler was still on the Bulls. Jim Boylen just shared hug with Jimmy Butler and then called him one of his favorite players […]

The Chicago Bulls honored Luol Deng on Wednesday against the Detroit Pistons, a game Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler wishes he could have attended. Deng was Butler’s mentor with the Bulls before Chicago traded Luol to the Cleveland Cavaliers during the 2013-14 season. Back in Chicago on Friday to face the Bulls, Butler talked about […]