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<p>MIAMI, United States - The Miami Heat indefinitely suspended Jimmy Butler on Monday after the disgruntled forward walked out of a practice session, reportedly when he was told he would be coming off the bench for the NBA team.</p><p>&quot;The Miami Heat are suspending Jimmy Butler without pay effective immediately for an indefinite period to last no fewer than five games,&quot; the Heat said in a statement posted on X.</p><p>&quot;The suspension is due to a continued pattern of disregard of team rules, engaging in conduct detrimental to the team and intentionally withholding services.</p><p>&quot;This includes walking out of practice earlier today.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1883995472312017167&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-01-27T22%3A44%3A10.624553%3A46d12dd7-8de6-4a31-9ab4-ce86bc163293%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=0193171fab2abd63ff257469ea7cab4868ea59fe&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:321px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1883995472312017167"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>It&#x27;s the third time this month the Heat have suspended the 35-year-old Butler, who had been expected back on Monday from a two-game ban for missing a team flight.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2025/1/23/nba-jimmy-butler-suspended-by-heat-again-over-missed-flight-1646">NBA: Jimmy Butler suspended by Heat again over missed flight</a></div><p>He had previously been suspended for seven games for &quot;multiple instances of conduct detrimental to the team&quot;.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2025/1/4/nba-heat-ban-butler-for-seven-games-and-will-listen-to-offers-1219">NBA: Heat ban Butler for seven games and will listen to offers</a></div><p>Butler, in his 15th NBA campaign, sparked the Heat into the 2020 NBA Finals, where they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers, and the 2023 finals, where they lost to Denver.</p><p>But even before his first suspension, Butler had indicated he wanted a trade. Initially resistant, the Heat have said they would &quot;listen to offers&quot; from other teams for the six-time All-Star.</p><p>The minimum five-game suspension announced on Monday would run through the NBA&#x27;s mid-season trade deadline on February 6.</p><p>The Miami Herald reported that the Heat would determine whether the suspension would continue after that if Butler remains on their roster after the deadline.</p><p>Miami&#x27;s star guard Tyler Herro said the team is getting used to playing amid the uncertainty surrounding Butler.</p><p>&quot;It kind of feels normal now at this point,&quot; Herro said in comments reported by the Herald. &quot;It&#x27;s kind of just what it is. Nothing is guaranteed, so we just got to be ready to roll with whatever cards we&#x27;re dealt with tonight.&quot;</p><p>Just past the halfway point in the regular season, the Heat are eighth in the Eastern Conference with their playoff chances in the balance.</p><p>bb/pb</p>

<p>The Miami Heat indefinitely suspended Jimmy Butler on Monday after the disgruntled forward walked out of a practice session, reportedly when he was told he would be coming off the bench for the NBA team.</p>

The Miami Heat indefinitely suspended Jimmy Butler on Monday after the disgruntled forward walked out of a practice session, reportedly when he was told he would be coming off the bench for the NBA team.

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NBA: Jimmy Butler indefinitely suspended after walkout

Agence France-Presse

Published January 28, 2025 06:54 AM PHT

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