Basketball fans have spent months creating hypothetical trades involving Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler. Heat president Pat Riley and ESPN NBA insiders Brian Windhorst and Tim Bontempts all spent Thursday throwing cold water on the idea.

Miami Heat president Pat Riley may have just offered the final word in the Jimmy Butler saga. "We usually don't comment on rumors, but all this

If Jimmy Butler wants a trade, the Miami Heat have no plans to make him happy. Heat President Pat Riley — in a rare move — spoke out to address rumors Thursday, saying the team has no plans to trade Butler.