Saturday’s game against the Hawks marks the start of a back-to-back set for the Heat. Miami will close its three-game trip on Sunday against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center, with Butler’s status for that game also up in the air.

In the wake of increasing conjecture of Jimmy Butler pushing for a trade and the team considering a trade, Miami Heat President Pat Riley on Thursday issued a terse and pointed statement on the

According to Forbes’ Evan Sidery, the Heat have no interest in acquiring Bradley Beal from Phoenix in a potential trade that would send Butler to the Suns. Miami did not pursue Beal in 2023 when the Washington Wizards made him available, and Sidery’s report shows that they have not changed their mind.