So much so that Kerr revealed to The San Francisco Standard's Tim Kawakami that not long after the Butler trade, Spoelstra reached out to him. Despite the star's time with the Heat ending the way ...

Trading Jimmy Butler made the team worse ... if lightning in a bottle does not repeat itself. In coaching, Erik Spoelstra, amid a highly successful career, constantly speaks of being open to ...

Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke with Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald on Wednesday, April 30, following the conclusion of the campaign and admitted that the Butler saga had long-standing ...

D.A. Varela [email protected] For the past few months, Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra and players essentially went without saying Jimmy Butler’s name. But in the wake of a second straight ...

“It certainly had an impact,” Spoelstra said Wednesday when asked how Butler’s contentious exit impacted the team. “We are an organization that prides ourselves on not making any kind of ...

Mandatory Credit: David Gonzales-Imagn Images I have questions about how much the Warriors are asking Steph Curry to carry on offense (paging Jimmy Butler). But that problem ... trust the squad ...

On Tuesday, Butler will take the court for the Warriors against the Heat in his first game in Miami since the drama and blockbuster deal unfolded. And Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, understandably ...

His time in Miami was marked by a candid confrontation style that ultimately shaped his relationship with both team president Pat Riley and head coach Erik Spoelstra ... The Conflict with Pat Riley: A ...

NEW YORK -- At long last, the Jimmy Butler saga is over. The Miami Heat will not have to suspend their former franchise player again because he now plays for the Golden State Warriors. The players ...

Yet again, as has so often been the case in this conflict, the two sides ... permission from head coach Erik Spoelstra. It’s unclear how often Butler flew separately from the team, but that ...

Jimmy Butler is coming. And hell in all its associated ... Could it be that his famously peppery personality comes into conflict at some point, any point, with the equally spicy Draymond Green?

With the Miami Heat navigating Jimmy Butler’s second suspension in three weeks, coach Erik Spoelstra isn’t interested in softening the reality. Throughout the season, Spoelstra has tried to ...