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Fan hilariously breaks Jimmy Butler trade to Kevin Love, Miami heat bench

Wade-Peeryby:Wade Peery•02/05/25
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With the explosion of social media and cell phones the past few decades, it doesn’t take long for news to travel. There’s been some massive trades in the NBA lately, first with Luka Doncic being dealt to the Lakers and on Wednesday evening, Jimmy Butler was traded to the Golden State Warriors. Some of his Miami Heat teammates, including Kevin Love, didn’t even know about the trade yet. So, a fan behind their bench broke down the deal to him, in the middle of their game.

More details on the Jimmy Butler trade

The long-running saga is over. The Miami Heat are trading Jimmy Butler to the Golden State Warriors for Andrew Wiggins and other assets in what’s shaping up to be a five-team blockbuster, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported.

Golden State is sending Wiggins and a protected first-round pick back to Miami while Dennis Schröder heads to the Utah Jazz and Kyle Anderson goes to the Toronto Raptors, Charania said. The Detroit Pistons are also involved, acquiring Lindy Walters III from the Warriors and Josh Richardson from the Heat. P.J. Tucker is also going to Miami.

It’s a long-awaited move for the Heat, who suspended Butler three times as he looked to get out of South Beach. Now, he’s getting ready to join forces with Stephen Curry as the Warriors look to kick things into gear. Butler is also signing a two-year, $121 million extension with Golden State, Charania and Brian Windhorst reported.

Butler was in the midst of his third suspension from the Heat after walking out of practice late last month. That came after he missed a flight to Milwaukee, which resulted in a two-game ban.

“The suspension is due to a continued pattern of disregard of team rules, engaging in conduct detrimental to the team and intentionally withholding services,” Miami said in a statement Jan. 27. “This includes walking out of practice earlier today.”

The issue stems from this past offseason, where Butler was eligible for a two-year, $113 million extension. Team president Pat Riley did not extend the offer, citing Butler’s availability — or lack thereof during his tenure in Miami. Entering the 2024-25 season, Butler had missed 100 regular season games in five seasons with the Heat. Butler suffered a knee injury during last year’s play-in tournament and missed the Round 1 playoff loss to the Boston Celtics.

“Butler told Riley that he will not sign a new deal in Miami and that he intends to use his $52 million player option for 2025-26 in the offseason only as a trade maneuver,” Charania reported last month.

On3’s Nick Schultz also contributed to this article.