One of those is the defending champion Boston Celtics, who — at full health — dropped a disappointing game Wednesday night against a Toronto Raptors team that entered the night with only nine victories. Boston still has elite talent, but it has one glaring issue it seemingly can’t shed.

Butler and Riley once shared dreams of winning a title together in South Florida. How did things get this bad?

The Miami Heat suspended forward Jimmy Butler for two games after he missed the team's Wednesday flight to Milwaukee for the game against the Bucks. Butler use

As the Miami Heat face the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night, it will be the sixth contest served in Jimmy Butler 's seven-game suspension. With the drama between the Heat and Butler lingering, there have been more rumors surrounding the relationship that include interesting details.

The Miami Heat likely weren’t planning on completing a groundbreaking trade before the Jimmy Butler drama. However, the organization could swap Butler for an undervalued Boston Celtics ...

Will the trade deadline turn fortunes around? Will mid-market teams continue to rise? Bold predictions for the second half of the NBA season.

The defending NBA Champions are back in action on Friday, Jan. 17 when the Boston Celtics host the Orlando Magic at TD Garden in Boston.

One of those is the defending champion Boston Celtics ... that’s far too much inefficiency to bear. With Jimmy Butler’s seven-game suspension set to lift Friday, neither he nor the Heat ...

Jackson specifically cites the Boston Celtics' trades for center Kristaps Porzingis and guard Jrue Holiday which resulted in an instant title, and the Milwaukee Bucks' deal for All-Star point guard Damian Lillard, moves that Jackson observes were far bolder than the Heat's summer signings of center Thomas Bryant and shooting guard Josh Richardson.

Jimmy Butler drew the latest suspension for what the Miami Heat called a “continued pattern of disregard of team rules."

So far in 2024-25, Atlanta has remained the only team to in the NBA to defeat the reigning 2024 NBA champion Boston Celtics, the East's current No. 1 seed Cleveland Cavaliers and the No. 3 seed New York Knicks on multiple instances.