Especially in a game where Herro was missed and the drama continued with Heat forward Jimmy Butler, the team went cold against Portland leading to a disappointing loss. The Heat's captain Bam Adebayo downplayed their offense being lost without Herro and accredited it to missing shots, though he acknowledges how crucial Herro is to their team.

Tyler Herro has taken over the Miami Heat since Jimmy Butler has been away, and there’s no question that this could be his team now. As the Heat are on their West Coast road trip, Herro has come up big and is leading the team to win after win.

If anything, this was the chance for Playoff Jimmy to show up in the regular season. The Miami Heat were playing without standout Tyler Herro, who was ruled ou

We all know everything that’s going on. Not much to talk about.” What’s it like bouncing between different styles of play, depending on

A new challenge. A new lineup. A new distraction. Add it all up and it turned into a new definition of disappointment for the Miami Heat.

Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra wants his team to realize the recent Jimmy ... so we know the exercise and what we need to do to make those adjustments." Tyler Herro told reporters there was "not much to talk about" with the latest Butler development.

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.

The delicate dance continued for the Miami Heat at Thursday morning’s shootaround at Fiserv Forum, the ongoing discussion about Jimmy Butler’s absences amid the team stressing in advance that coach Erik Spoelstra would not be taking questions on the subject.

Heat players give some thoughts on the ongoing Jimmy Butler saga. And Erik Spoelstra gives a message to his team.

There could not have been a better advertisement for the All-Star candidacy of the Heat guard Tyler Herro than Tuesday night’s loss to the Portland Trail Blazers at Kaseya Center.

The Miami Heat have once again imposed a suspension on Jimmy Butler following his repeated erratic behavior, raising new questions about his NBA future. Erik Spoelstra addressed the matter ahead of the Heat’s upcoming game against the Milwaukee Bucks.

The seemingly never-ending Jimmy Butler saga took another turn on Thursday, with Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra revealing to reporters his message to the rest of the players amid the star forward’s second team-imposed suspension in three weeks.