After a seven-game suspension due to “conduct detrimental” to the Miami Heat, and with the franchise not yet finding a trade to its liking, Jimmy Butler returned to the lineup Friday for the team’s home game against the Denver Nuggets.
“I’m back,” Butler released in a statement on X through his agent Bernie Lee before Friday’s game.
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Heat coach Erik Spoelstra didn’t mention Butler by name during his pregame media availability but alluded to the Heat returning to the starting lineup they used in a Jan. 2 loss against the Indiana Pacers — a game Butler started. The Heat officially announced Butler as a starter about 30 minutes before tip-off, and
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