The Jimmy Butler saga in Miami took a turn for the worst on Monday when the Heat suspended him indefinitely after Butler walked out of a shoot around.

The Jimmy Butler saga continued Monday when the Miami Heat announced they suspended the star forward for the third in less than a month.

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The indefinite suspension all but closes a complicated chapter of Butler's 14-year career. A six-time All-Star, an Eastern Conference finals MVP and the leader of two teams that went to the NBA Finals, Butler has taken each of his four franchises to heights they have struggled to replicate without him.

Jimmy Butler's suspension from the Miami Heat might have fans and team execs stressing, but the star forward seems to be taking it all in stride-at least on social media. Following

The latest development is that, according to NBA insider Chris Haynes, the Heat failed to pay Butler for a period during the summer.

Jimmy Butler's seven-game suspension is almost over and he still hasn't been traded. Will he sit out until a deal is done?

A new superteam could be forming in the Eastern Conference involving Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks.

While the Phoenix Suns are seen as the favorites in the Jimmy Butler trade sweepstakes, an NBA insider recently explained

The Jimmy Butler saga continues for the Miami Heat with the NBA trade deadline less than two weeks away. The saga recently took a new twist that makes it look even uglier. Butler was about to return from a two-game suspension against the Orlando Magic but was informed that he wouldn’t be in the starting lineup.

Butler, who has asked Miami for a trade, had missed 14 of Miami’s last 19 games entering Monday, including nine of the last 12 because of suspensions.