{"id":26777,"date":"2025-01-18T07:35:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T07:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=26777"},"modified":"2025-01-18T07:35:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T07:35:02","slug":"welcome-back-jimmy-jimmy-butler-will-make-his-return-tonight-after-serving-a-7-game-suspension-per-chris-haynes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=26777","title":{"rendered":"Welcome back, Jimmy! Jimmy Butler will make his return tonight after serving a 7-game suspension, per Chris Haynes."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_46t7cto8e\">After seven games away from his team,\u00a0Miami Heat\u00a0forward Jimmy Butler appears ready to return.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ex19lskud\">Butler will start for the Heat Friday against the\u00a0Denver Nuggets, according to a Friday afternoon report from veteran NBA insider Chris Haynes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ps70x3tx0\">The game will be Butler&#8217;s first since Jan. 2, when he scored nine points for Miami in a 128\u2013115 loss to the\u00a0Indiana Pacers. The day after that,\u00a0the Heat levied a seven-game suspension\u00a0on Butler for conduct detrimental to the team as news of his desire for a trade became increasingly public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_sr13y3uss\">Without the forward, Miami has posted a 3-4 record; the Heat were 17-15 before his suspension.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"style_1y6if9u-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_k32o4osgu\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1880386542805611006&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fnba%2Fjimmy-butler-starting-heat-vs-nuggets-seven-game-suspension-ends&amp;sessionId=e1b15bd80c698e4f81485bb83424428262870248&amp;siteScreenName=SInow&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1880386542805611006\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_6sov5sv6f\">The mark is good enough for eighth in the Eastern Conference\u20141.5 games behind the Indiana Pacers for sixth place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_oagp58ufa\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\">The Heat have 20 days left to trade Butler, whose contract runs through the end of this season\u2014not counting a $52.4 million player option for 2026. 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