Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler continues to prove that you can’t doubt him when he’s healthy.

The key is if he is healthy.

Butler has yet to play in more than 70 games for the Heat; he only appeared in 60 games last season. He also missed the first round game against the Boston Celtics where he said nonsense on social media. This prompted Heat team president Pat Riley to address the speech from the sidelines at a press conference, saying, “If you’re not on the field against Boston or on the field against the New York Knicks, you should be.” keep your mouth shut.” .”

NBA Hall of Famer and former Heat guard Tim Hardaway Sr. believes Riley Butler is “tired.”

“This is what I’ve been waiting for,” Hardaway shared. “I knew something was going to happen. I told a few people, ‘Pat is going to talk this year,’ especially you know he’s tired of a lot of the things that are happening in the team. He’s tired of Jimmy Butler. More.” So if Jimmy hadn’t said anything about other teams when you weren’t playing, it would have been fine, but when you said that, he’s probably talking about both of them (Butler and Tyler Herro), but I think he’s talking (with Butler) really direct.”

Hardaway then explained the thoughts that were likely going through Riley’s mind.

“Hey dude, you haven’t played in a lot of games this year or last year, especially in the playoffs,” Hardaway said. “I need you to play in the playoffs. If you play 70+ games, we wouldn’t be in play-in games two years in a row. You have to take care of your body. I’ve been waiting for this. We.” Everyone understood where Pat Riley was coming from and you see what they didn’t do.

Injuries are undoubtedly a part of basketball, but there is considerable debate about how Butler decides whether a situation warrants sitting out.

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