Heat list Jimmy Butler as doubtful for Thursday as speculation about his future intensifies
The Miami Heat are listing Jimmy Butler as doubtful for their game Thursday at Orlando, saying he needs time to recondition before returning to the lineup
By TIM REYNOLDS
Published - Dec 25, 2024, 06:22 PM ET
Last Updated - Dec 25, 2024, 06:22 PM EST
MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Heat are listing Jimmy Butler as doubtful for their game Thursday at Orlando, saying he needs time to recondition before returning to the lineup.
Butler did not fly with the team to Orlando on Wednesday night, and his intentions for future games seem a bit unclear as well.
Butler has not asked the Heat to be moved, but ESPN, citing sources it did not name, reported Wednesday that the six-time All-Star wants a trade by the league's Feb. 6 deadline and is open to joining teams such as Phoenix, Golden State, Houston and Dallas.
The primary colors of those teams' uniforms include orange, yellow, red and blue. Butler's hair, perhaps not coincidentally, has been tinged in those colors at times in recent weeks.
