Shaq's reaction to Jimmy Butler's suspension has put him in hot water with some people, including his co-hosts.

A breakdown of some of the players, teams and trends around the league that are drawing the ire of yours truly. If you're not a fellow pessimist, proceed with caution.  The New Orleans Pelicans are getting awfully close to the "it's time to trade Zion Williamson" line,

Will the trade deadline turn fortunes around? Will mid-market teams continue to rise? Bold predictions for the second half of the NBA season.

One of the biggest stories around the NBA of late has been what the Miami Heat will do with star Jimmy Butler. Butler has requested a trade out of Miami and has been suspended for the past few games. Now, more details have emerged about why the Heat decided to suspend Butler. It goes past just his request to be traded.

After serving a team-issued seven-game suspension earlier this month, the Heat has now suspending Butler for two games without pay after he missed the Heat’s flight to Milwaukee on Wednesday afternoon, league sources confirmed to the Miami Herald.

Jimmy Butler doesn’t sugarcoat his emotions. He has made this known during his stints with the Timberwolves, Sixers, and now the Heat. His desire to leave the Heat is so strong that he is willing to turn down $52 million just to play elsewhere. The only way he’ll use his player option is to facilitate a trade to another destination.

Jimmy Butler has returned. On Friday night, Butler will be coming back from a seven-game suspension that occurred shortly after he indicated that he wanted

On today's episode of Good Word with Goodwill, Vincent Goodwill is joined by The Ringer's Howard Beck as they do a deep on the latest with Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans. The two also preview what could be an underwhelming trade deadline and why the new CBA is stifling player movement across the league.

When the Miami Heat, his team for the past six seasons, slapped 14-year veteran forward Jimmy Butler with an unpaid, seven-game suspension on January 3, the team was somewhat cryptic about the reasons.

Pat Riley is at odds with Jimmy Butler and he could demonstrate his power and exact revenge on the star player by accepting one of the three “revenge” trade packages that could be offered to the Miami Heat.

Jimmy Butler is all set to make his return for the Miami Heat against the Denver Nuggets on Friday after serving a seven-game suspension.