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Surprising Report About Miami Heat Star Jimmy Butler’s NBA Future
Jimmy Butler is coming off another excellent season.
However, he got injured and did not play in the NBA playoffs.
Speculation about Butler’s future has begun, as the six-time All-Star can become a free agent as soon as next summer (he has a player-option in his contract).
Recently, Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that the Philadelphia 76ers would be interested in giving Butler a significant contract extension if they acquired him in a trade.
Via Pompey: “Sources: #Sixers prepared to give Jimmy Butler maximum extension if Miami Heat star is traded”
Sources: #Sixers prepared to give Jimmy Butler maximum extension if Miami Heat star is traded https://t.co/MnbCvYIK3n via @phillyinquirer
— Keith Pompey (@PompeyOnSixers) May 28, 2024
Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald quoted Pompey’s post with more information.
Via Chiang: “Jimmy Butler wants a max extension this offseason, preferably from the Heat. But whether it’s from the Heat or another team, he wants a max extension.
Or Butler can become a free agent by declining his player option next offseason and look for a max contract then.”
Jimmy Butler wants a max extension this offseason, preferably from the Heat. But whether it’s from the Heat or another team, he wants a max extension.
Or Butler can become a free agent by declining his player option next offseason and look for a max contract then. https://t.co/RIX8nXrvmt
— Anthony Chiang (@Anthony_Chiang) May 28, 2024
Butler has been an excellent fit with Miami so him potentially not ending his career with the franchise would be a surprise.
He finished the 2023-24 season with averages of 20.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.3 steals per contest while shooting 49.9% from the field and 41.1% from the three-point range in 60 games.
That said, the Heat struggled without him in the playoffs and lost to the Boston Celtics in the first round (in five games).
Butler has led the Heat to the NBA Finals two times since joining the franchise in the summer of 2019.
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A 12-year-old girl was shot in the arm after gunfire erupted in a northwest Miami-Dade neighborhood early Tuesday morning, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said they responded just before 1 a.m. to the area of Northwest 64th Street and Northwest 21st Avenue in the county’s Gladeview area, where they found three vehicles struck by gunfire, including a silver Hyundai.
“The car was parked outside of the residence. It was occupied by three juveniles, so it was the girl and her two siblings that were in the vehicle. The mom was outside of the vehicle at the time, so this could have been a very different outcome,” MDSO Detective Samantha Choon said.
Authorities said Miami-Dade Fire Rescue medics transported the girl to a nearby hospital in stable condition.
A family member of the victim told Local 10’s Jackie Pascale that the girl is now home and doing OK.
They said neither her siblings nor their mother was injured in the shooting.
According to investigators, no arrests have been made, and detectives have not released any suspect information at this time.
Neighbor Marie Grimes said she was shaken after hearing multiple gunshots.
“I heard the booms — boom, boom, boom, boom — and I said, ‘Oh my God, what’s happening?’” she said. “Maybe five or six, ’cause look at that right there. I’m just glad the little girl is OK.”
Investigators asked neighbors to check their surveillance or Ring camera footage from around 1 a.m. and contact authorities with any information.
Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to contact Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477. Anonymous tips are accepted.
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Three people were hurt after a building caught fire on Lincoln Road on Sunday, according to authorities.
The Miami Beach Fire Department said it was working a fire near 230 Lincoln Road.
The flames had spread from a fire in a manhole that “ignited an FPL vault of an adjacent building,” officials said.
Three people were taken to Mount Sinai Medical Center with minor injuries.
The building was evacuated, and FPL has shut off power to the surrounding area, the fire department said.
Drivers were asked to avoid the area of Collins Avenue between 16th and 17th streets while crews worked the scene.
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