Jimmy Butler reportedly wants out of Miami, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania in a Christmas Day report. There is some delicate phrasing in Charania’s story, saying that Butler has not ‘formally requested’ a trade,

Miami recently had a four-game winning streak that was snapped on Monday as they lost in another close contest to the Detroit Pistons in overtime, 125-14. The Heat's main star would record a triple-double that saw him score 35 points, record 10 assists, and collect a whopping 19 rebounds.

Miami Heat president Pat Riley has heard enough of the Jimmy Butler trade rumors. One day after ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania reported Butler prefers a trade out of Miami, Riley issued a blunt statement through the Heat’s official X (formerly Twitter) account.