With Miami desperately trying to find a move that best fits the organization's needs, the New Orleans Pelicans have moved into the picture as a likely participant in a trade cente

Tyler Herro scored 32 points, Bam Adebayo flirted with a triple-double and the Miami Heat beat the New Orleans Pelicans 119-108.

A: Which is why all eyes will remain on Jimmy Butler, especially the eyes of Pat Riley. Jimmy remains an enigma, but also a capable enigma – when motivated, both physically and mentally. Wednesday night certainly did not tell much of a story considering Jimmy’s playing time and the opponent.

Tyler Herro receives an All-Star endorsement from his teammate in Heat's Bam Adebayo.

Bam Adebayo, who started the season slowly and underwhelmingly ... He finished with 23 points, nine rebounds, and 10 assists on 64.3 percent shooting in a victory against the New Orleans Pelicans. Adebayo just came off his best statistical month of ...

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) interacts with teammate Bam Adebayo before the first half of an NBA game against the New Orleans Pelicans at Kaseya Center on January 1, 2025, in Miami. D.A. Varela dvarela@miamiherald.

The Miami Heat have suspended Jimmy Butler for seven games and say they will seek to trade him. The Heat say the suspension was for “conduct detrimental to the team over the course of the season and particularly the last several weeks.

MIAMI (AP) — Tyler Herro scored 32 points, Bam Adebayo flirted with a triple-double and the Miami Heat beat the New Orleans Pelicans 119-108 on Wednesday night. Adebayo finished with 23 points ...

Butler, who has been selected for the NBA All-Star Game six times in his career, ranks sixth among East frontcourt players with 257,901 votes behind Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo (1,710,630), Boston’s Jayson Tatum (1,385,851), New York’s Karl-Anthony Towns (1,099,966), Orlando’s Paolo Banchero (484,096) and Boston’s Jaylen Brown (433,636).

The Clippers land a third star in Butler to pair with Kawhi Leonard and James Harden. Even without Leonard in the lineup, Los Angeles has managed to exceed expectations and have the look of a true contender.

MIAMI — For the 119th time since Jimmy Butler joined Miami, the Heat played a game without him. This, however, was different from the others. And it went very — very — badly for Miami. Butler is gone, banished by the Heat for seven games over what it called "conduct detrimental to the team" — and he's probably not going to play for Miami again.

For a second consecutive night, the edge from Jimmy Butler was missing. For the first time in a while, the Miami Heat defense also was missing.