Jimmy Butler, forward for the Miami Heat, is expected to return for the game against the Orlando Magic after being suspended twice in January 2025. Despite not being on the injury report, his previous performances showed a decline in scoring. His first seven-game suspension was due to conduct detrimental to the team, followed by a two-game suspension for further rule violations. The Heat have opposed sending him home without pay. The National Basketball Players Association plans to challenge the suspensions, which cost Butler around $3.1 million total.
Butler's scoring average dipped from 17 per game to 12 per game in the three games between his first suspension and his second suspension.
His first suspension was for seven games for 'conduct detrimental to the team,' followed by a two-game suspension for 'continued pattern of disregard of team rules.'
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