On the day an interview with Miami Heat President Pat Riley dropped regarding dealing with player empowerment, more clarity emerged about the ongoing team suspension of forward Jimmy Butler. Amid the unpaid seven-game suspension of Butler,

Miami is being patient while Butler is suspended, knowing that other teams will start to get desperate near the trade deadline.

Miami has suspended Jimmy Butler for conduct detrimental to the team and he's asked for a trade. We're looking at potential outcomes, what Butler's departure would mean for the Heat, and how this moment could shape the way he's remembered.