If Pat Riley is going to successfully emerge from the mess he and his team find themselves in, the Miami Heat president will have to take the most difficult advice of his career: His own. For at least the third time in just over a decade,

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.

Heat president Pat Riley and Heat owner Micky Arison met to talk through their differences. It was a futile effort. Starving this situation of oxygen was going to work for only so long ...

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

Despite his pleas and tactics, Jimmy Butler remains a member of the Miami Heat, at least for now. But new reporting suggests that could be changing

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler reiterated to team president Pat Riley in a face-to-face meeting last week ... league sources said. Owner Micky Arison is expected to also sit down with Butler later this week, league sources added. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra ...

Pat Riley opens up about what he has learned and ... He also said that his remit is to render unto team owner Micky Arison as the players must render unto him. How much of this can be used as ...

According to Charania, Butler told Riley during that meeting that he has no intention of signing a new contract with the Heat during the 2025 offseason and that he would only pick up his $52.4MM player option for 2025/26 in order to facilitate a trade.

Jimmy Butler is reportedly standing his ground. ESPN's Shams Charania appeared on Tuesday's episode of NBA Today and said: "Butler has tripled down on