1o:35pm: The Heat have issued a statement ( via Twitter) regarding Butler’s suspension: “We have suspended Jimmy Butler for two games for continued pattern of disregard of team rules, insubordinate conduct and conduct detrimental to the team, including missing today’s team flight to Milwaukee.”

The Miami Heat have suspended star forward Jimmy Butler for the second time as the NBA Trade Deadline gets closer.

It was in the middle of October, in the afternoon, after Jimmy Butler’s infamous practice session, where he took the bench players on his then-team, the Minnesota Timberwolves, and beat the starting group.

Former three-time NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas shared his thoughts on the situation, siding with Butler as he believes the Heat are making up rules to get back at him.

The Miami Heat and Jimmy Butler are engaged in a standoff ahead of the NBA trade deadline. Butler has requested a trade off the Heat, and while Miami initially said no, they eventually suspended him for seven games and said they'd listen to offers. Their latest move involving Butler further supports the notion that he will be traded soon.

It should only be a matter of time before Jimmy Butler secures a trade away from the Heat, if this Suns hint is any indication.

ESPN NBA Insider Shams Charania reported the Miami Heat are having "productive conversations" regarding a Jimmy Butler trade.

Jimmy Butler is back. Officially. His seven-game suspension is over, and he was not listed on the injury report in advance of Friday's game between the Miami Heat and the Denver Nuggets. Less than two hours before tip-off,