Jimmy Butler has been suspended by the Miami Heat for the second time in three weeks, this time for two games.

With the Miami Heat suspending Jimmy Butler once again, the team will once again be without the star for two more games in the current road trip. As the Heat face the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night, head coach Erik Spoelstra has downplayed the events that have transpired to the organization in recent days.

The delicate dance continued for the Miami Heat at Thursday morning’s shootaround at Fiserv Forum, the ongoing discussion about Jimmy Butler’s absences amid the team stressing in advance that coach Erik Spoelstra would not be taking questions on the subject.

Heat players give some thoughts on the ongoing Jimmy Butler saga. And Erik Spoelstra gives a message to his team.

The reason for Larsson starting partly had to do with the Heat suspending Butler for the second time, this one lasting two games as instead of Haywood Highsmith or Nikola Jovic, Spoelstra gave the nod to the 23-year-old. The long-time head coach will continue to see where Larsson can impact the team.

Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra wants his team to realize the recent Jimmy Butler drama is just another day in the NBA. Butler, who reportedly has requested a trade out of Miami, was suspended for two games Wednesday for missing a team flight.

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra delivered a message to his team in the wake of another suspension for star forward Jimmy Butler, who will miss the upcoming two-game road trip in Milwaukee and Brooklyn as punishment for missing a team flight.

The Miami Heat are tired of talking about what has transpired with star forward Jimmy Butler. They just want to move on. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra stressed th

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke about the performance of one of his players and confirmed he should be part of the NBA All-Star. The Miami Heat notched an impressive 106-97 victory over the Brooklyn Nets,

Butler was not on the injury report for Monday’s matchup against the Orlando Magic at Kaseya Center (7:30 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network Sun), with multiple league sources indicating that the Heat will make Butler available for the game barring something unexpected. Butler plans to continue to make himself available to the Heat for games.

The Heat, missing Jimmy Butler for the second game of his two-game suspension, committed 22 turnovers (leading to 29 Nets points) but mustered enough offense and defensive stops to dispatch a faceless Nets team that played without injured leading scorer Cam Johnson.