In an NBA Christmas tradition unlike any other, Wednesday saw ESPN’s Shams Charania kick off the league’s annual holiday showcase by reporting that Jimmy Butler wants out of Miami — but, importantly, did not go so far as to say Butler is “demanding” a trade, which may save the Heat star from getting fined by Adam Silver.
But NBA stars wanting to change teams is nothing new. The twist in this saga is that in general, their organizations do not respond publicly to such rumors.
In that respect, the Heat may have just given us a first for the league on the day after Christmas: A team posting
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