After missing the last five games because of a hip contusion, John Collins made his return on Saturday night. The Jazz fed the ball to him early to try to get him going, and although things were understandably slow in the first few minutes, it didn’t take long for Collins to shake off the rust.
Jimmy Butler, the Miami Heat star, has been absent for three games amid a significant dispute with the team's front office after requesting a trade. Following his candid admission, the Heat suspended Butler for seven games and began exploring trade offers.
Five takeaways from the Miami Heat’s 136-100 loss to the Utah Jazz (8-25) on Saturday night at Kaseya Center to close its three-game homestand at 1-2. The Heat (17-16) now embarks on a six-game West Coast trip that begins Monday against the Sacramento Kings:
Miami will be without Jimmy Butler, who has been suspended for seven games due to "conduct detrimental to the team."
The Miami Heat lost to the Utah Jazz 136-100 with Jimmy Butler serving the first game of his seven-game suspension.
Jimmy Butler will not suit up for the Miami Heat on Saturday night against the Utah Jazz. The six-time NBA All-Star is serving a seven-game team suspension. Butler may have played his last game ...
The Miami Heat played their first game since suspending former all- NBA forward Jimmy Butler, matching up against the 7-25 Utah Jazz on Saturday. It could not have gone much worse. Butler was serving the first of a seven-game suspension handed out by the team on Friday for "conduct detrimental to the team."
The Utah Jazz and Miami Heat are set to play for the first time this season on Saturday night. The Jazz are looking to snap a five-game losing streak while the
The Miami Heat trade rumors continue to keep chugging as we approach next month's trade deadline. Amid the Jimmy Butler trade saga, the Heat are eager to acquire a consistent scorer opposite Tyler Herro.
As the fallout continues involving the Miami Heat and Jimmy Butler, the team suffered a loss to the Utah Jazz in blowout fashion, 136-100, on Saturday night. After the debacle involving the Heat giving Butler a seven-game suspension, this loss won't help in quieting the outside noise.
Jimmy Butler not on Heat injury report for Saturday vs. visiting Jazz. But stay tuned, there assuredly will be more to follow. Listed as out are Josh Richardson (heel), Dru Smith (Achilles) and Isaiah Stevens (back to G League).