Butler publicly announced his displeasure with the Heat following a 128–115 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Jan. 2, stating that he hasn't been playing with "joy" in Miami. He hasn't played since that night, as the Heat issued a seven-game suspension for Butler over conduct detrimental to the team.

The Jimmy Butler fiasco took an interesting turn on Friday when the NBA veteran returned to the lineup after a 7-game suspension. Amid the ongoing hostilities between Jimmy and the Heat front office,

While Butler was suspended, Heat forward Kevin Love posted the “I'm not f*****g leaving” scene from The Wolf of Wall Street, captioning the post “LIVE LOOK – Jimmy after his meeting with Micky #getmyjoyback” in reference to Butler's comments about losing his joy on the court with the Heat. Butler spurned more headlines by liking the post.