Jimmy Butler is reportedly standing his ground. ESPN's Shams Charania appeared on Tuesday's episode of NBA Today and said: "Butler has tripled down on

Jimmy Butler finished the win with just eight points, three rebounds, seven assists and two blocks while shooting 3/7 from the field and 0/1 from the three-point range in 28 minutes. Many people commented on his performance (via social media).

Jimmy Butler has returned. On Friday night, Butler will be coming back from a seven-game suspension that occurred shortly after he indicated that he wanted

Butler’s seven-game suspension by the Heat for conduct they deemed to be detrimental to the team is now over and he returned to the Heat lineup for the first time in two weeks, scoring 18 points in Miami’s 133-113 loss to the Denver Nuggets.

In his current standoff with the Heat front office ( read: Pat Riley ), Miami attempted to avoid the “burn everything down” portion by suspending Butler seven games for conduct detrimental to the team ( read: attempting to force a trade ).

While Jimmy Butler won't be able to boost his trade value as he's serving a suspension, he's convinced he's still at the top of his game.

The Suns would receive Butler, Richaun Holmes, and Josh Richardson, the Heat would receive Beal, Ryan Dunn, and a 2031 first-round pick swap, and the Wizards would receive Duncan Robinson in Bitar’s three-team trade proposal.