Disgruntled Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler delivered an ultimatum to their team president Pat Riley in a face-to-face meeting, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported on Tuesday, January 14, as the team-imposed seven-game suspension is about to end.

After an alarming last-minute injury scratch from the lineup on Wednesday, Nikola Jokic was able to play with a sprained right elbow in Miami. It did not seem to bother him. He completed his 16th triple-double of the season late in the third quarter with one of his most delicious highlights of the year.

"Pat Riley has no heart," @dgsire said ... Butler is eligible to return from suspension on Friday when Miami hosts the Denver Nuggets. However, the Heat (20-18) still have a few weeks to negotiate ...

Jimmy Butler has made it no secret that he wants to be traded from the Miami Heat. Butler has gone public with his trade request in hopes of landing in a new destination.

Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat were a match made in heaven. But the same factors that made that so meant there was always an expiration date on this seemingly perfect marriage. A public standoff was the only way it could end.

Friday, the Miami Heat celebrated the 43rd birthday celebration of franchise icon Dwyane Wade with a series of posts on social media. That came in the wake of Wade earlier this week celebrating

Will Jimmy Butler make his Heat return on Friday against the Nuggets? Check back here for updates throughout the day

Jimmy Butler returned to the Miami Heat as planned on Friday, going through the team’s walkthrough in advance of their game against the Denver Nuggets

Riley expressed his thoughts about modern NBA players in an interview with Dan Le Batard as the Jimmy Butler stalemate continues.