{"id":9844,"date":"2024-10-10T00:36:59","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T00:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=9844"},"modified":"2024-10-10T00:36:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T00:36:59","slug":"miami-heat-drama-could-be-brewing-its-gonna-be-ugly-fast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=9844","title":{"rendered":"Miami Heat Drama Could Be Brewing: \u2018It\u2019s Gonna Be Ugly Fast\u2019.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1177490492-e1715022571321.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1177490492-e1715022571321.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1177490492-e1715022571321.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1177490492-e1715022571321.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Pat Riley with Heat star Jimmy Butler\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"543\" data-dom-ready-time=\"570\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span>Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat with president Pat Riley (left).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The absence of a\u00a0Jimmy Butler\u00a0extension is threatening to torpedo the\u00a0Miami Heat\u00a0season.<\/p>\n<p>Butler, a six-time All-Star, is \u201cmore probable\u201d to demand a trade after the Heat did not offer him an extension this offseason, Yahoo Sports\u2019 Tom Haberstroh predicted\u00a0on \u201cThe Kevin O\u2019Connor Show\u201d\u00a0on October 8.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJimmy Butler is one of those larger-than-life personalities that can be great \u2026 [and then] gets really tiring, and people start to tune him out,\u201d Haberstroh said.<\/p>\n<p>And if the Heat get off to a poor start, the Butler extension question could get \u201cugly fast,\u201d he said, in\u00a0the same way\u00a0Butler\u00a0left\u00a0the\u00a0Minnesota Timberwolves\u00a0in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is a dude that is going to walk into every locker room, and you\u2019re going to feel him every single time,\u201d Haberstroh said of Butler. \u201cAnd so I think when you talk about Jimmy Butler and what the Miami Heat could get for him, I do think that you might have this, get this game of chicken between Jimmy Butler and [team president] Pat Riley, two of the most proud personalities, large personalities. \u2026 I do feel like Pat Riley and Jimmy Butler, if they\u2019re not right, it\u2019s gonna be ugly fast.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-youtube-com\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Play\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jAEiVM9cWis?autoplay=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Pat Riley Told Jimmy Butler to\u00a0\u2018Keep Your Mouth Shut\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Butler\u2019s larger-than-life personality was on full display when he talked smack about the eventual champion\u00a0Boston Celtics\u00a0and their arch-rival, the\u00a0New York Knicks, during the 2024 playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>The Heat lost to the Celtics in five games in the first round of the playoffs. They lost the chance to face an injury-riddled Knicks team when Butler exited their play-in match against the\u00a0Philadelphia 76ers. The Knicks dispatched the 76ers in six games in the opening round.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I was playing, Boston would be at home. New York damn sure would be [expletive] at home,\u201d\u00a0Butler said on May 4.<\/p>\n<p>Two days later, on May 6, Heat president Pat Riley admonished Butler during his end-of-season press conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor him to say that, I thought, is that Jimmy trolling or is that Jimmy [being] serious?\u201d\u00a0Riley told reporters. \u201cIf you\u2019re not on the court, playing against Boston, or you\u2019re not on the court playing against the New York Knicks, you should keep your mouth shut in your criticism of those teams.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Shape Up or Get Shipped Out<\/h2>\n<p>Riley said at the time the Heat were not going to extend Butler, 35, this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t have to do that for a year,\u201d Riley said.\u00a0\u201cAnd so, we have not discussed that internally right now, but we have to look at that, making that kind of commitment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Riley repeatedly talked about players\u2019 availability during his 43-minute presser, including blasting the NBA\u2019s 65-game eligibility rule, which he believes sent the players and their agents a message that \u201cit\u2019s OK to miss 17 games\u201d in the regular season.<\/p>\n<p>Butler has\u00a0never played more than 64 games\u00a0in the regular season since moving to Miami in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Butler went into the team\u2019s media day with a serious outlook, a stark contrast to the previous seasons when he showed up with dreadlocks in 2022 and a rock star emo look in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo shenanigans,\u201d\u00a0Butler told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always want to hoop, always want to compete with my guys,\u201d Butler added. \u201cI hear [Riley].<\/p>\n<p>Riley even shared he had already discussed Butler\u2019s availability with the star\u2019s agent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI see what he\u2019s talking about,\u201d Butler added. \u201cI\u2019m going to play as many games as I can.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Jimmy Butler Exceeded Expectations in Miami<\/h2>\n<p>Haberstroh said Butler\u2019s strong personality will have to factor in when teams are going to trade for him on top of a new contract going into his late 30s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you look at the contract, it\u2019s going to be tough to be able to find a suitor for that personality because he\u2019s not just a guy,\u201d Haberstroh said. \u201d He\u2019s not Khris Middleton out here where you can plug and play and just expect high-level performance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But if this season could be the end of the Butler era in Miami, it exceeded expectations when they acquired him after a one-year stop in Philadelphia from Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat doesn\u2019t mean that the Jimmy Butler experiment was not a success,\u201d Haberstroh said. \u201cIt was two [NBA] Finals appearances. \u2026 It\u2019s incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GettyJimmy Butler of the Miami Heat with president Pat Riley (left). 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