Jimmy Butler creatively flaunts Suns colors during Heat game as trade deadline looms

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler has been garnering widespread attention for his recent antics against the Trail Blazers.

Jimmy Butler creatively flaunts Suns colors during Heat game as trade deadline looms

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The Miami Heat’s star man Jimmy Butler has been making the headlines for the past few weeks. This is mostly because Butler has grown tired of his position at the Heat and has requested a trade elsewhere. However, this has not gone down well with the Heat president, Pat Riley. Butler was suspended for 7 games due to his words and actions off the court.

Having served his suspension, Butler was included in the lineup during their loss against the Denver Nuggets. In addition, Butler brought another level of intrigue to the NBA trade speculations that are still dominating in the run-up to the February 6 deadline. This is because, coincidentally, he was wearing shoes that were the colors of the Phoenix Suns when his team played the Portland Trail Blazers.

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Butler has frequently been connected to the Suns during those trade talks. Perhaps this was merely a coincidence. “Jimmy’s No. 1 focus is getting traded, preferably, to the Phoenix Suns. Everything else is secondary,” Brian Windhorst of ESPN stated on his Hoop Collective podcast on Monday. Interestingly, ESPN’s Shams Charania shared some intriguing details about the Suns.

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According to Charania, the Suns also attracted attention on Tuesday when they gave the Utah Jazz their unprotected 2031 first-round pick. This was in return for 2025, 2027, and 2029 first-round picks. This led to many fans speculating about a possible trade move toward Butler this season. In addition, Butler ‘tripled down on his trade request’ in a face-to-face meeting with Riley and the team CEO, Micky Arison.

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Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat’s back-and-forth over his trade request has caused a lot to happen in the last few weeks. The team did not like his remarks about “not enjoying basketball” and looking for a trade. Pat Riley also made light of the whole hullabaloo in a recent podcast appearance. Butler clarified the situation following the game against the Denver Nuggets.

It felt good to get out there and compete and actually run around with these guys. As much as everybody may think, I don’t got a problem with these guys. These guys are cool. They’re my friends. Some of ’em tapped in, some of y’all didn’t. Don’t think I don’t know that. My beef is not with them and never will be. Never has been.

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Butler’s real issue with Miami is his demand for a supermax contract extension for $113 million over two years. The Heat’s lack of enthusiasm in extending Butler has only made him more unhappy and determined to get away. Now, it looks certain that Butler will leave the Heat side before the Feb 6. deadline.