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Jimmy Butler currently leads the Miami Heat in scoring and assists. The four-time All-Star is averaging a team-high 18.4 points and 7.2 assists through the Heat’s first 12 games. Heat legend Udonis Haslem admits he didn’t know how unselfish Butler is, while rookie Kendrick Nunn says the 30-year-old is “a great passer.” “I didn’t know […]

Miami Heat star small forward Jimmy Butler intends to play against the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday despite dealing with an illness. However, the Heat will be without point guard Goran Dragic who is sick as well. Jimmy Butler is questionable but intends to play and Goran Dragic will not play tonight. Both dealing with […]

Back in October 2018, the Minnesota Timberwolves were in panic mode, as star wing Jimmy Butler made it obvious that he did not want to be there and threw an infamous tantrum in practice to try and force his way out. But even though the Timberwolves were panicking, they somehow settled for a trade offer […]

NBA icon Dwyane Wade is pleased with the way Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat are performing through the early stages of this season. Miami is carrying a 6-3 record through their first nine games of this campaign, and Butler is playing well. The former Marquette Golden Eagle has made six appearances with the Heat […]

On Thursday against the Phoenix Suns, Miami Heat rookie Tyler Herro told All-Star small forward Jimmy Butler to get out of his way because he wanted to guard Suns star Devin Booker. Both Herro and Booker played their college ball at Kentucky, so the Heat youngster took his matchup with Booker — one of the […]

Jimmy Butler trotted out a 30-point half after mostly filling in the gaps during his first four games with the team after the birth of his daughter. That barrage of buckets helped the Miami Heat trot out a 124-108 effort to light out the Phoenix Suns. Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra was glad to finally […]

Jimmy Butler had one heck of a game against the Phoenix Suns and we can’t blame him if he wanted the spotlight all for himself on Thursday night. Led by Butler’s 34 points, the Miami Heat sent the surging Phoenix Suns back to earth with a 124-108 victory at the Talking Stick Resort Arena. The […]

Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat notched 30 points in the first half against the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night. Those 30 points in one half matched a feat not done by a Heat player since LeBron James was taking Miami to the NBA Finals every season: Jimmy Butler is the first Heat player with […]

Miami Heat swingman Jimmy Butler is pretty much unstoppable when he gets it going on offense – regardless if he has two shoes on or not. With under two minutes left in the second quarter of the Heat versus Phoenix Suns clash on Thursday, the 30-year-old wing player lost his right shoe after bumping into […]

Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat exploded for 30 points in the first half against the Phoenix Suns with 18 of those points coming in the first half. Jimmy Butler had a near perfect 1st half 🔥 30 PTS9/10 FG2/2 3PT10/10 FT pic.twitter.com/yKRi3w0uhP — Bleacher Report NBA (@BR_NBA) November 8, 2019 Butler is slowly getting […]

Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams and Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler were together in Philadelphia last season when Butler was on the Sixers and Williams was an assistant coach. Williams and the Suns host Butler and the Heat on Thursday. At the Suns’ pregame shootaround, Williams said “there’s nothing” Butler can’t do on a […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler recently said he knew he could play in the NBA after seeing Lance Stephenson play. Stephenson reacted to Butler’s comment by saying, “That boy look up to me, don’t downgrade talent. I motivate you to work hard and get in that gym. You love my game don’t be scared to […]

Jimmy Butler threw shade at Lance Stephenson in a recent interview, and all fans knew it was only a matter of time before “Born Ready” clapped back. The outspoken Miami Heat forward recently claimed that he knew he could cut it in the NBA after seeing a guy like Stephenson make it. Stephenson, who now […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler knew he could play in the NBA after seeing Lance Stephenson play. Butler, who has turned himself into one of the best two-way players in the game, was on Vince Carter’s podcast and told the Atlanta Hawks veteran that seeing Stephenson play in the NBA was a sign that he […]

Yes, the most notable highlight of the young 2019-20 NBA season for the Minnesota Timberwolves has been Karl-Anthony Towns getting into a fight with Joel Embiid. This comes after Towns, Jimmy Butler, and the Timberwolves had their ugly falling-out last season, which concluded with the organization trading Butler and finishing with a losing record (36-46). […]

The Miami Heat was one of the teams expected to fight for one of the last few playoff spots in the East. Yet they have impressed early, getting off to a 5-1 start and standing second in the conference after leading the league in point differential (plus-11.2 points per game). New franchise star Jimmy Butler […]

Jimmy Butler joined the Miami Heat as part of a four-team deal in July, leaving the Philadelphia 76ers. It was a decision that was met with a certain level of scrutiny, which he believes was disrespectful. “Mother——s act like I’m not a good basketball player,” Butler told Yahoo Sports. “Like for real. Just think about […]

Jimmy Butler’s arrival at South Beach with the Miami Heat might have had more to do with personal reasons than finding his own basketball nirvana. The 6-foot-7 forward had the chance to sign a five-year, $190 million deal to remain with the Philadelphia 76ers, but opted to take much less in a sign-and-trade that sent […]

The Miami Heat have taken the Eastern Conference by surprise and surfaced as one of the teams that fans should keep an eye on through the early stretch of the season. Jimmy Butler missed the team’s first three games of the season after the birth of his child, but the Heat have steamrolled since his […]

The Miami Heat may be without two of their top players when they take on the Houston Rockets on Sunday night. According to Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel, wings Jimmy Butler and Justise Winslow are both listed as questionable for the Heat’s matchup with the Rockets. Butler is dealing with a left […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler struggled from the field in the team’s win over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night. However, he made up for it through other aspects of the game. Butler’s contributions produced a rare stat line that puts him beside James Harden, Draymond Green, Andrei Kirilenko, and Jamaal Tinsley. Per Tim Reynolds […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler has finally broken his silence on the fight between Sixers big man Joel Embiid and Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns. Butler, who has played with both Embiid and Towns, knew Embiid was going to drag him into the social media jabs on Wednesday night: Jimmy Butler to @KristenLedlow on Embiid-Towns: […]

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler thanked former teammate Joel Embiid for dragging him into his feud with Karl-Anthony Towns after the two got into it on Wednesday night and were consequently ejected from the game. The beef between the two centers was prolonged on social media, where Embiid tagged Butler in a post indirectly directed […]

Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid and Minnesota Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns were involved in a scuffle on Wednesday night, and it seems that their former teammate Jimmy Butler, now with the Miami Heat, was entertained by the incident. Jimmy Butler liked the fight video post on IG between Karl-Anthony Towns and Joel Embiid, both of whom are […]

Jimmy Butler finally made his long-awaited debut for the Miami Heat on Tuesday, as he helped his side to a 112-97  victory against the Atlanta Hawks. The 30-year-old missed his team’s first three games of the new season as he attended to the birth of his new daughter, but he was more than happy to […]

Jimmy Butler joined the Miami Heat via a sign-and-trade deal with the Philadelphia 76ers over the offseason. Along with Butler, the Heat also obtained rookie Tyler Herro out of Kentucky, and the youngster has already proven himself to be a tremendous offensive player due to his exploits during the preseason. Now, during a game against […]

If Jimmy Butler had his way, he would absolutely suit up in as many NBA games as he could. The Miami Heat’s prized offseason acquisition, however, missed the team’s first three games of the 2019-20 NBA regular season for “personal reasons.” Further reports revealed that 30-year-old superstar had a pretty good reason to sit out […]

Four-time All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler is making his debut as a member of the Miami Heat on Tuesday, and it included an electric first quarter where he scored 12 points for his new team. Then, in the second quarter, the 30-year-old former Most Improved Player crossed up Atlanta Hawks backup point guard Ty Wallace (via […]

Jimmy Butler missed the first three games of the Miami Heat season due to the birth of his daughter. The four-time All-Star, though, made his Heat regular season debut on Tuesday against the Atlanta Hawks and scored on an easy layup for his first basket with Miami: First touch, first bucket. Miami's gonna love @JimmyButler. […]

Veteran swingman Jimmy Butler is expected to make his debut in a Miami Heat uniform on Tuesday in the team’s matchup at home with the Atlanta Hawks. The 30-year-old four-time All-Star missed the Heat’s first week of games due to the birth of his daughter. The South Florida Sun Sentinel’s Ira Winderman tweeted today that […]

Jimmy Butler is all set to finally make his debut for the Miami Heat on Tuesday against the Atlanta Hawks. Butler has missed Miami’s first three games of the new season due to the birth of his daughter, and the Heat have confirmed that he’s expected to take the floor on Tuesday. Heat head coach […]

Miami Heat newcomer Jimmy Butler has done nothing but gush about the organization since he got to South Beach. So it was somewhat surprising to see that he would miss the team’s season opener for “personal reasons.” As it turns out, Butler was taking care of family business. The team announced that Butler will not […]

Miami Heat star small forward Jimmy Butler won’t play in the team’s season opener on Wednesday against the Memphis Grizzlies. The Heat say Butler is out for personal reasons. Head coach Erik Spoelstra says everything is fine with Jimmy, which is great news for Miami all things considered: Jimmy Butler is OUT tonight for personal […]

Entering 2019 free agency, the Philadelphia 76ers had all the intentions to keep both Jimmy Butler and Tobias Harris, both of whom they acquired in separate blockbuster deals last season. As we came to know, the Sixers were able to retain Harris on a five-year, $180 million deal. Butler, on the other hand, went over […]

Jimmy Butler loves what he has seen so far from his teammates on the Miami Heat. Butler, one of the fiercest competitors in the game, says the Heat’s roster has “some dogs.” “We’ve got some dogs,” Butler said, via Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press. “We’ve got some guys that have something to prove every […]

Jimmy Butler has landed in his very own basketball nirvana upon being signed-and-traded to the Miami Heat from the Philadelphia 76ers. The sheer similarities between the franchise’s mission and commitment to excellence line up parallel to his own ideals as a professional, making it the team he hopes to play for the rest of his […]

The Miami Heat acquired Jimmy Butler in a sign-and-trade with the Philadelphia 76ers during the offseason, and former Heat star Alonzo Mourning is already liking what he is seeing from the wing: “I noticed the DNA. He already had the DNA, and it was long before he was deciding whether to come here,” Mourning said, […]

The Miami Heat made a bold move in the offseason, pushing a sign-and-trade deal for four-time All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler from the Philadelphia 76ers. Erik Spoeltra, however, liked the move and has taken note of the 30-year-old’s desire to win, comparing Butler to Hall of Fame center and Heat legend Alonzo Mourning. Per SiriusXM NBA […]

Miami Heat newcomer Jimmy Butler is not one to dwell on the past. As a matter of fact, Miami’s new cornerstone superstar recently admitted that he does not even have the time to think about what could have been had he stayed with his former team, the Philadelphia 76ers: “To tell you the truth, I […]