Unlikely to play against Philly

Recent trades and ceaseless injuries have made it nearly impossible for the Nets to establish on-court continuity this season. Nearly a week after acquiring D’Angelo Russell and Maxwell Lewis in a trade that sent Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton to the Los Angeles Lakers,

Jimmy Butler "has shown he no longer wants to be part of this team," the Heat said in a statement announcing Butler's suspension.

For the 119th time since Jimmy Butler joined Miami, the Heat were set to play a game Saturday night without him. This is different from the others. Butler is gone, banished by the Heat for seven games over what they called conduct detrimental to the team — and he's probably not going to play for Miami again.