Jimmy Butler’s $2.3 million fines trolled by ex-NBA player: “Big Face coffee going to be 100k a cup”

Former NBA player, Austin Rivers' funny reaction to Jimmy Butler's strenuous relationship with Miami Heat following his 7-game suspension

Jimmy Butler’s $2.3 million fines trolled by ex-NBA player: “Big Face coffee going to be 100k a cup”

Austin Rivers makes fun of Jimmy Butler's 7-game suspension

The Miami Heat and Jimmy Butler divorce seems to be getting messy. The president of the Miami Heat, Pat Riley, is facing a predicament that doesn’t allow him to continue his ties with Jimmy Butler. Butler is in the final year of his contract, with a $50 million player option, and was anticipating a two-year contract extension from the Miami Heat worth $113 million.

After Jimmy Butler’s continuous chatter on the subject of his trade speculations during several media conferences, the Miami Heat issued a 7-day suspension due to “conduct detrimental to the team over the course of the season and particularly the last several weeks.” This would cost him around $2.35 million in salary, as reported by ESPN’s Bobby Marks, which sparked a response from Austin Rivers.

3.7 million in fines for 7 games!!! So this means big face coffee going to be a 100k a cup lol.

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Following these developments, the NBA community took to Twitter to react to the catastrophe. Among those was former Minnesota Timberwolves player Austin Rivers, who made light of the situation. He joked that fans will soon witness a surge in the prices of Jimmy Butler‘s coffee brand, “Big Face Coffee,” which he launched in 2020 during the COVID pandemic.

Meanwhile, a day prior to the Miami Heat’s official statement announcing they are ready to trade Butler, the renowned member of the Inside the NBA cast, Charles Barkley, issued a cautionary remark to Jimmy Butler. Calling it an open secret, Barkley claimed that Butler would face the same fate as former Miami Heat legend and champion Dwyane Wade, who was denied his max-contract request.

Charles Barkley on Jimmy Butler and Pat Riley Saga

Initially, when ESPN’s insider Shams Charania broke the news of Jimmy Butler’s trade speculation, Butler’s agent got into a public spat with the esteemed journalist. The agent called his news reporting “utter bulls*it.”

Following this, Pat Riley also made his stance on the situation clear, stating that the Heat organization is “not trading Jimmy Butler.” However, Charles Barkley saw through it all, long before the suspension came into effect.

It’s one of the worst kept secrets in the world. This things has been over… Jimmy has like a $55 million option for next year. It’s great money, but he wants an extension. Pat Riley let Dwyane Wade go past his prime. He’s not going to pay Jimmy Butler. Jimmy is mad. He can get mad but this relationship has been over.

Charles Barkley said on Inside the NBA

Little did Sir Charles Barkley know that he could have “guaranteed” this prophecy. Citing the reasoning that Pat Riley didn’t pay Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade—who singlehandedly changed the culture of the franchise, winning the team its first banner in 2006—Barkley concluded that if Wade’s significant successes couldn’t secure him a contract, Jimmy Butler stands no chance.

Seeing how the story is unfolding, fans are putting pressure on Jimmy Butler’s agent, Bernard Lee, saying he owes Shams Charania an “apology.” An expression of regret might be in order since the former refuted the NBA insider’s journalistic integrity in a very crass manner.