With a fall-off to the 2024-25 season for the Miami Heat, head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke to the media following the end of their season. One conversation that was brought up was the sad ending to forward Jimmy Butler and his time in a Heat uniform.

Golden State's Jimmy Butler, playing through an injured tailbone, returned from a one-game absence to lead his team one win away from advancing to the Western Conference semifinals.

Jimmy Butler shined in his return from injury, and the Golden State Warriors held off the Houston Rockets 109-106 in a feisty showdown Monday night.

The Miami Heat's season came to an end, but All-Star Tyler Herro felt he had to clear some things up. Before Game 3 of their first round Playoff series against

It certainly had an impact,” Spoelstra said, per the Miami Herald's Anthony Chiang. “We are an organization that prides ourselves on not making any kind of excuses. Even if

Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra spoke with Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald on Wednesday, April 30, following the conclusion of the campaign and admitted that the Butler saga had long-standing effects on his team.