The Jimmy Butler saga continued Monday when the Miami Heat announced they suspended the star forward for the third in less than a month.

The Jimmy Butler saga in Miami took a turn for the worst on Monday when the Heat suspended him indefinitely after Butler walked out of a shoot around.

Amid trade speculation and a suspension, Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler had a heated exchange that went viral on social media. After the Heat released a statement about Butler’s second suspension, Butler was seen in public at the Reserve Padel Club in New York.

One of those is the defending champion Boston Celtics, who — at full health — dropped a disappointing game Wednesday night against a Toronto Raptors team that entered the night with only nine victories. Boston still has elite talent, but it has one glaring issue it seemingly can’t shed.

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Jimmy Butler's suspension from the Miami Heat might have fans and team execs stressing, but the star forward seems to be taking it all in stride-at least on social media. Following

The indefinite suspension all but closes a complicated chapter of Butler's 14-year career. A six-time All-Star, an Eastern Conference finals MVP and the leader of two teams that went to the NBA Finals, Butler has taken each of his four franchises to heights they have struggled to replicate without him.

A new superteam could be forming in the Eastern Conference involving Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks.

Windhorst speculates Fox prefers the San Antonio Spurs, but other teams, such as the Heat, Houston Rockets, and Orlando Magic, could also be on his list. The news of Fox’s trade request from the Kings broke Tuesday night following a 110-96 win against the Brooklyn Nets after a pair of losses to the Denver Nuggets and the New York Knicks.

In big-time sports, all sorts of sins can be overlooked in the name of talent. Assault and battery? Domestic abuse? Weapons charges? If you can run fast enough or jump high enough, those are issues a forgiving franchise can massage into minor infractions. What about the crime of being a serial pain in the ass? It depends.

The Heat suspended Jimmy Butler again on Monday, and multiple low-rostered players performed well against the Magic.