Jimmy Butler is currenlty serving his second team suspension of the season as he tries to force a trade out of Miami. The Heat went 3–4 during Butler's first suspension and were just 1–2 in the three games he played in before missing a team flight.
With the team dropping from fifth to ninth in the Eastern Conference standings, coach Erik Spoelstra needed a spark when the team took on the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night. Instead of Jaime Jaquez Jr. or Terry Rozier, both of whom have spent time in the starting line up in Butler's abscence, or Haywood Highsmith, who has started 75% of the team's games this season, coach Erik Spoelstra turned to unlikely place.
