MIAMI – Jimmy Butler’s frustration has reached a boiling point.
The Heat star did not hold back in comments he made after the team’s 128-115 loss to the Indiana Pacers.
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Previous reports had indicated that Butler wanted a trade out of Miami.
Heat President Pat Riley rebuffed those reports saying quote, “We are not trading Jimmy Butler.”
However, after Thursday night’s game, Butler had strong words.
Butler said, “What do I want to see happen? I want to see me get my joy back from playing basketball. Whereever that may be, we’ll find out here pretty soon. I want to get my joy back. I’m happy here, off the court. But I want to be back to somewhat dominant, I want to hoop, and I want to help this team win and right now I’m not doing that.”
Asked if he could do that as a member of the Miami Heat, Butler said “Probably not.”