After serving a seven-game suspension, primarily not traveling with the team on the road, Jimmy Butler made his return in a Miami Heat jersey. The post Heat Locker Room Reacts to Jimmy Butler’s Return as Erik Spoelstra Maintains Silence on Key Details appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Jimmy Butler’s return to the Miami Heat lineup Friday night was met with a mixed reception from the home crowd, according to Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald.

With his seven-game suspension over, Jimmy Butler returned to the Heat's starting lineup Friday night against the Nuggets and addressed his future plans with a short statement: "I'm back."

Erik Spoelstra spoke about the Miami Heat ahead of their game against the Denver Nuggets in Jimmy Butler's return.

The defeat to the Lakers also marked the first game back by Heat center Bam Adebayo as he missed the Clippers game because of a lower back contusion. He suffered the injury in the win over the Portland Trail Blazers last Saturday after a bad fall right on the back which made him inactive for the first time this season.

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Jimmy Butler is back. Officially. His seven-game suspension is over, and he was not listed on the injury report in advance of Friday's game between the Miami Heat and the Denver Nuggets. Less than two hours before tip-off,

Ahead of Friday night’s game against the Denver Nuggets at Kaseya Center, Erik Spoelstra offered an opening comment about the return of forward Jimmy Butler from his seven-game team unpaid suspension.

With his seven-game suspension over, Jimmy Butler returned to the Heat's starting lineup Friday night against the Nuggets and addressed his future plans with a short statement: "I'm back."

Though Butler is returning to the court as his team-issued seven-game suspension ends, his dispute with the Heat remains far from resolved.

Jimmy Butler's seven-game suspension came to an end Friday night as the star forward returned to action with the Miami Heat, who were promptly smoked by the visiting Denver Nuggets, 133-113.