MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Heat suspended Jimmy Butler for seven games on Friday and said they will seek to trade him. The Heat said the suspension was for “conduct detrimental to the team over the course of the season and particularly the last several weeks.”

The Miami Heat are in no way forced to part ways with veteran star Jimmy Butler at February's trade deadline. Still, it appears the route Miami's front office

The team announced the news on social media, making it clear that it’s because of Jimmy Butler’s recent comments about the team. “We have suspended Jimmy Butler for seven games for multiple instances of conduct detrimental to the team over the course of the season and particularly the last several weeks,” the team shared in a statement.