Heat owner Micky Arison is expected to meet with Butler ahead of Butler’s scheduled return Friday night against the Denver Nuggets at Kaseya Center. According to multiple NBA sources familiar with

Jimmy Butler is expected to be back with the Miami Heat on Friday, but that doesn’t mean that the questions have dissipated.

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler reportedly met with team owner Micky Arison ahead of the conclusion of his seven-game suspension and amid his trade request.

When the Miami Heat, his team for the past six seasons, slapped 14-year veteran forward Jimmy Butler with an unpaid, seven-game suspension on January 3, the team was somewhat cryptic about the reasons.

The Jimmy Butler saga continues to loom over the Miami Heat, creating some tense and uncomfortable moments for all parties involved. But Heat veteran Kevin Love is using social media to bring a welcomed element to what has become a difficult and complex situation. Levity.

Ramona wrote that Jimmy Butler's meeting with Micky Arison didn't achieve its intended goal. She went further to share that the organization is downplaying the perceived tension b

The Heat have had productive conversations with other teams as they still try to find a trade for Jimmy Butler

The end of the Jimmy Butler trade saga may finally be approaching. ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania reported Tuesday the Heat are having “productive conversation

Butler averaged 13 points, 3.3 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game while shooting 45.2 percent from the field in those three games since returning from his first suspension. The Heat, which went 1-2 in those games, has been outscored by 6.8 per 100 possessions with Butler on the court during that span.

Perhaps little says as much about the convoluted current relationship between Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat as this: The team has reached the end game of its seven-game unpaid suspension of the

Butler is owed $48M for the remainder of this season and then holds a $52 million player option for next year. There have been rumors that Butler could opt out of his deal to enter free agency this coming summer but the likelihood of Butler leaving over $50 million on the table is low.

With the Miami Heat’s seven-game unpaid suspension ... what comes next in the ongoing saga. That is when Heat owner Micky Arison is expected to meet with Butler ahead of Butler’s scheduled ...