Jimmy Butler and his former team, the Miami Heat, reportedly reached a settlement on the $6 million in fines and withheld salary he piled up while awaiting a trade last season.

The Miami Heat and Jimmy Butler’s representation have come to an agreement on the roughly $6 million in fines/withheld salary assessed last season, with a compromise at half that amount.

Butler is the rare player whose journey has taken him from being a benchwarmer during his rookie season to becoming a team's primary option — a role that he flourished in with the Heat, where he averaged 21.0 points on 49.8 percent shooting, 6.0 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game.

The Heat need 3 players in particular to step up after Terry Rozier’s shocking arrest. Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier was arrested in Orlando Thursday morning in connection with a federal investigation into illegal betting, sending off shockwaves in the NBA.

A federal gambling investigation more than a year in the making has resulted in the arrest Thursday of Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier.

Warriors' Jimmy Butler sets personal record, adds absurd free throw total in opening win vs. Lakers originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Jimmy Butler wasn't going to let the Golden State Warriors lose.

Gilbert Arenas argued that Jimmy Butler isn’t a true secondary scorer of the Warriors team like Klay Thompson was behind Stephen Curry.