Butler, the disgruntled forward who has sought a trade from Miami, left the team's shootaround hours before its double-overtime win.

Jimmy Butler drew the latest suspension for what the Miami Heat called a “continued pattern of disregard of team rules."

After reportedly requesting a trade to “anywhere other than Miami,” Jimmy Butler turned down another team interested in trading for him. Butler wanted a maximum extension from the Miami Heat, which would be worth around $113 million and last until he was almost 40.

Miami announced the indefinite suspension after its star forward walked out of shootaround Monday, and a trade before next week’s deadline is the inevitable next step.

The Miami Heat have suspended disgruntled forward Jimmy Butler again -- this time indefinitely after he walked out of a team shootaround practice Monday.

On Tuesday night, the gears for a Jimmy Butler trade continued to be in motion; the Phoenix Suns, long believed as the biggest suitor for the disgruntled Miami Heat star, traded away their 2031 first-

Depending on how you process any recent Heat news, that latter point feels correct, given some of Butler’s relationships with players on Miami’s roster. That is especially true of younger contributors who have grown to see Butler as a mentor no matter his team-related drama or level of candor.

Butler apparently walked out of shootaround Monday morning after learning the team wasn't going to start him in their game against the Orlando Magic, according to ESPN's Shams Charania. Haywood Highsmith will start in his place. Butler was set to return to the team Monday after serving a two-game suspension.

Miami Heat's Jimmy Butler is still looking. The forward's bid for a new team took on new urgency early this week, when the Heat suspended him indefinitely for "intentionally withholding services," meaning he's not getting paid.