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Miami Heat's Jimmy Butler Losing Big Bucks Because Of One-Game Suspension

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler will miss out on about $260,000 after serving one-game suspension because of altercation against New Orleans Pelicans
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Miami Heat's Jimmy Butler Losing Big Bucks Because Of One-Game Suspension
Miami Heat's Jimmy Butler Losing Big Bucks Because Of One-Game Suspension

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Jimmy Butler is the biggest loser of cash among the five players suspended by the NBA for their roles in an on-court altercation during Friday's Miami Heat-New Orleans game. 

Butler, teammate Nikola Jovic and Pelicans guard Naji Marshall were all suspended for one game while Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado and Heat reserve Thomas Bryant will miss three games for leaving the bench. 

Butler loses the most money because he has the biggest salary. The fine for his actions is nearly $260,000.

The incident began when Heat center Kevin Love committed a foul on New Orleans’ Zion Williamson with 11:19 remaining in the fourth quarter. Following that foul, Butler and Marshall engaged in a physical altercation, and then Alvarado and Bryant began fighting. For their roles, Alvarado, Bryant, Butler, and Marshall were assessed technical fouls and ejected from the game.

The Heat face the Sacramento Kings tonight without their best player in Butler and Jokic, a key reserve. It could lead to big loss unless Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro carry the load. There is also chance of guard Terry Rozier return to the lineup. He is listed as questionable after missing the last three games because of a knee injury.

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Shandel Richardson covers the Miami Heat for Inside The Heat, a Fan Nation channel for Sports Illustrated. He has covered the NBA since 2010.

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Shandel Richardson
SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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