The National Basketball Players Association says the Miami Heat's seven-game suspension of Jimmy Butler is "excessive and inappropriate," and the union intends to challenge it via a grievance. The grievance will raise dueling arguments about the ability of a team to suspend a player who has played at a high level but whose public comments indicate he

The Heat have announced that they are suspending Butler and will listen to offers to trade the six-time All-Star.

Longtime NBA guard Austin Rivers didn’t have trades or drama in mind when he learned the Miami Heat suspended Jimmy Butler. All Rivers could think about was his