Butler returned to the team after the ban was lifted on the 18th Beijing time and scored 18 points, but the Heat lost 113-133 to the Jokic-led Nuggets at home, suffering three consecutive defeats. Butler recently made a "betrayal of me" turmoil, was banned by the Heat for 7 games, and before his comeback on the 18th, he not only issued an article through his agent, quoting the classic statement of "God of Basketball" Jordan's return to the NBA in 1995: "I'm back!" He also shared a photo of wearing the Bulls' No. 45 jersey on IG.

NBA star Butler

Butler, who has been suspended for a long time, was not affected by the skills of this game, starting for 33 minutes, Herro, who was second only to 22 points in the team's firepower on 7-of-15 shooting, responded to the transaction disturbance in a low-key manner: "Seriously, except for me, everyone has said a lot, just let the outside world continue to argue!" The truth will come out, and until then, as long as I'm here, I'll be playing. ”

Although Heat head coach Sposcha stressed that the whole team will not be distracted by the main player wanting to leave, "those are boring questions. We're good, the only thing that matters is to prepare for the game. On the 18th, Jokic didn't make a move, allowing him to complete his 17th triple-double of the season with 24 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists, and the Heat's record has reached the current 20-20, and the winning rate has fallen to 5%.