The standoff between Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat is getting juicier by the day. ESPN insider Shams Charania reported earlier this month that Butler hopes to be moved ahead of the trade deadline. Butler’s agent vehemently shot down the report at the time, but the veteran’s star’s words and actions are sure making him look like a player who hopes to get traded by Feb. 6.
The Indiana Pacers beat the Heat, 128-115, on Thursday night. Butler looked oddly disengaged the entire night, and ended the game with only nine points in 27 minutes. He only took six field goal attempts against a poor Pacers defense, and
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