The reason for Larsson starting partly had to do with the Heat suspending Butler for the second time, this one lasting two games as instead of Haywood Highsmith or Nikola Jovic, Spoelstra gave the nod to the 23-year-old. The long-time head coach will continue to see where Larsson can impact the team.

After a productive run with the Heat, rookie Kel'el Ware is beginning to showcase why the organization selected him with the 15th pick in the draft.

You understand that his business at the end of the day, and I’ll leave it at that,” Bam Adebayo said. “J.B. [Butler] is one of my guys. So, for me, we give him space and we let him and management