Butler didn’t say a word, not after Riley said he should have kept his mouth “shut” instead of trash-talking Boston after the Heat’s first-round playoff loss, not after Riley challenged Butler to miss fewer games, and not after the Heat president took a noncommittal stance about giving him a lucrative contract extension.

Heat's Jimmy Butler on if he'll play out the season and be a free agent Bill Streicher-Imagn Images. The plan as reported by Shams Charania is for Butler to play out this season a

Miami Heat president Pat Riley called out his franchise player Jimmy Butler over the offseason, leading some to question the latter's future with the organization.

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler addressed the failed contract extension negotiations with team president Pat Riley ahead of the 2024-25 NBA season. During the Miami Heat’s media day ahead of the 2024-25 NBA season,

The six-time All-Star came in with a serious visage and an all-business mindset following the alleged tension between him and Heat president Pat Riley in the aftermath of last season.

During Hardaway’s interview, podcast co-host Stephen Jackson added that perhaps Riley is also tired of Tyler Herro, who has sporadically missed time due to injury while the Heat have been “babying” him. Hardaway replied: “He’s probably talking about both of them, but I think he’s really talking directly to his star.”

Miami Heat star forward Jimmy Butler gets blunt about the talks of his contract extension that failed this past summer.

Miami Heat superstar, Jimmy Butler, has finally addressed the comments made by Pat Riley earlier in the summer.