The Miami Heat have suspended Jimmy Butler for seven games and say they will seek to trade him. The Heat say the suspension was for “conduct detrimental to the team over the course of the season and particularly the last several weeks.

Jimmy Butler has indicated that he would like to be traded by the Miami Heat, telling a press conference: “I want to get my joy back.”

Following weeks of mounting speculation that he is seeking a trade, Jimmy Butler suggested Thursday he is unhappy playing for the Miami Heat and expressed doubt that the situation would improve. “I want to see me get my joy back for playing basketball,