Butler, the disgruntled forward who has sought a trade from Miami, left the team's shootaround hours before its double-overtime win.

Jimmy Butler Issues With Heat Stemmed From Lack of Big Trades. Butler has requested a trade from the Heat and at this point, it may be better for both parties to split

The Miami Heat suspended disgruntled forward Jimmy Butler indefinitely after he walked out of a team shootaround Monday. It marks the third time the Heat have suspended Butler this month, starting with a seven-game ban for conduct detrimental to the team and another two-game disciplinary move for missing a team flight to Milwaukee last week.

The Jimmy Butler-Miami Heat saga officially came to an end on Wednesday, when the Heat traded Butler to the Golden State Warriors ahead of the NBA trade deadline. The deal ended a months-long feud between the two sides that saw the Heat suspend Butler on numerous occasions as he sought a trade.

The Heat suspended Jimmy Butler for the third time this month after the star left Miami's morning shootaround when he was informed he would not start.

"I think we have enough respect for each other that we texted each other once the deal went through just to wish each other the best on it," Spoelstra said. "And we also have that respect that you want each other to learn about the respective players without any kind of influence."

Jimmy Butler gets his wish to leave Miami while the Heat add a handful of veteran players, including Andrew Wiggins.

Butler was informed at morning shootaround that he would come off the bench behind Haywood Highsmith against Orlando, which prompted Butler to walk out of the shootaround. That gave Miami the pretext, and it suspended Butler “indefinitely,” a story broken by Shams Charania of The Athletic and since confirmed by the team.

Moments before Jimmy Butler was handed a Golden State Warriors jersey for the first time, he made clear what his motivation is going forward