Jimmy Butler returned to the Miami Heat as planned on Friday, going through the team’s walkthrough in advance of their game against the Denver Nuggets.

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

According to Forbes’ Evan Sidery, the Pelicans are a team to monitor as a potential facilitator in a Butler trade. He also mentioned that since New Orleans has been looking to deal Ingram, the Heat could be interested with Butler’s possible exit.

Coming off a team-enforced seven-game suspension and embroiled in controversy and trade rumours, Jimmy Butler is set to make his return to the Miami Heat's starting lineup on Friday.

NBA insider Bill Simmons is playing matchmaker and believes the Spurs should zero in on Pelicans forward Zion Williamson.

Grizz take first leg of back-to-back vs Spurs: This matchup stood out as one of the most fun watches entering Wednesday and it did not disappoint. Victor Wembanyama had eight blocks in the first half. Ja Morant had 22 points and 12 assists, but it could have been 24 if this absurd dunk had counted

The Los Angeles Lakers made a couple moves on Wednesday, waiving fan favorite Quincy Olivari and bringing in Trey Jemison.

Most of the NBA gets in on the action during the trade deadline. So, which NBA teams will be trade buyers and which teams will be sellers?

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,

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.

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.

Therefore, this new injury may spark some concern among fantasy managers, even with the Pacers only playing three games during Week 12. Ben Sheppard (< 1% rostered, Yahoo) started the second half of Sunday’s game.