Jimmy Butler is expected to play for Miami again Friday when it hosts the Denver Nuggets, a game that would be his first since the Heat confirmed that he wants a trade and that they are trying to accommodate that request.

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Winning without Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo proved too much to ask from the Miami Heat, with their three-game winning streak snapped with a loss Monday night to the Los Angeles Clippers at the

If the Heat don't move Jimmy Butler by the Feb. 6 NBA trade deadline, he'd be better off picking up his player option to facilitate a trade this offseason.

Jimmy Butler is reportedly prepared to rejoin the Miami Heat if they don't trade him before his suspension is up.

The six-time All-Star is eligible to return from suspension Friday, but the tension surrounding the team remains palpable, writes Mark Medina.

Along with missing Adebayo, the Heat was also without Butler (team suspension), Josh Richardson (right heel inflammation) and Dru Smith (Achilles surgery) against the Clippers. Richardson was on the trip with the Heat, but he returned to Miami to undergo an MRI on his lingering heel injury.

The Los Angeles Clippers are back on the court after having their last game postponed due to the horrific fires ravaging Los Angeles County last week. The Clipp

The Miami Heat have officially started listening to trade offers for star forward Jimmy ... Miami moves Butler to the Western Conference, where he lands with the Los Angeles Clippers.

The defeat to the Lakers also marked the first game back by Heat center Bam Adebayo as he missed the Clippers game because of a lower back contusion. He suffered the injury in the win over the Portland Trail Blazers last Saturday after a bad fall right on the back which made him inactive for the first time this season.

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LA Clippers guard James ... The Heat (20-18) now remains in Los Angeles to close the trip on Wednesday against the Lakers: Without Bam Adebayo and Jimmy Butler, the Heat simply didn’t have ...