Jimmy Butler enjoys Padel event with Andrew Schulz after Miami Heat suspension

Jimmy Butler took benefit of his latest suspension from the Miami Warmth by attending an unique personal dinner for the Padel competitors Reserve Cup draft ceremony on Wednesday. The occasion, hosted by Moncayo Ocean Membership at a non-public residence in Miami, noticed the six-time NBA All-Star rubbing elbows with sports activities elites simply hours after he was handed a two-game ban for not exhibiting as much as a workforce flight.

A supply informed Specific US Sports activities, “Butler gave the impression to be in a great temper on the occasion, speaking sports activities and hanging with the very best padel gamers on the planet. “He loves the game and the aggressive fireplace that these athletes have.”

Butler serves because the honorary chairman and co-captain of the Reserve Cup. The bash began a three-day Reserve Cup Miami 2025 occasion, which options groups led by MLB icon Derek Jeter and comic Andrew Schulz.

Simply earlier than the draft commenced, Schulz could not assist however jest about Butler’s rigidity with the Warmth. “If anybody asks, he was NOT right here, he was on the Warmth facility working towards…. that was another person you noticed,” he stated, which reportedly drew laughter from these current.

Butler was instructed to remain dwelling after lacking the workforce flight for Thursday’s recreation in opposition to the Milwaukee Bucks, marking the beginning of Miami’s two-game highway journey.

In the meantime, the Suns appear to be positioning for a big commerce, having just lately swapped their precious unprotected 2031 first-round choose with the Utah Jazz for 2025, 2027, and 2029 first-round picks.