The Miami Heat have been in the news all season, but not always for the right reasons. The Heat are still in title contention with a core of Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, and Tyler Herro but the man who might not be a part of it is Butler.

Longtime Miami Heat team president Pat Riley has weighed in on the recent monthslong speculation regarding a potential trade of the team's best player, six-time All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler, via an official statement on the team's social media accounts.

We usually don’t comment on rumors, but all this speculation has become a distraction to the team and is not fair to the players and