Reports surfaced that Butler was having a meeting with Heat owner Micky Arison on Thursday. His seven-game suspension is about to expire and there have been questions about whether the star would return to the court for the Heat.

However, the team's on-court performance has been overshadowed by the tug-of-war between Heat forward Jimmy Butler and club brass—culminating in a seven-game suspension for conduct detrimental to the team on Jan.

The Miami Heat weighed whether to change the designation for the suspension they issued to disgruntled star Jimmy Butler, according to NBA insider