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Shams Charania has a sticky situation on his hands<\/p>\n

\"Micky<\/p>\n

While ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania is a top basketball journalist, he doesn’t seem to be\u00a0popular within the Miami Heat organization. Team owner Micky Arison got in on the action Wednesday night after\u00a0Jimmy Butler’s agent Bernard Lee ranted about Charania on X, formerly known as \u201cTwitter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arison\u00a0re-tweeted the first shot that Lee fired.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlright listen. I gave you a pass yesterday because I was busy but if you don\u2019t stop putting my name on your complete and utter made up bullsh*t because you know you normally arent worth my time to acknowledge\u2026\u201d Lee said.<\/p>\n

Lee\u00a0was responding to\u00a0Charania’s earlier report:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Phoenix Suns are another team that Jimmy Butler\u2019s agent, Bernie Lee, has indicated in league circles that the six-time All-Star is open to as a destination while Miami listens to trade offers, sources tell ESPN, joining Dallas, Houston and Golden State,\u201d Charania posted.<\/p>\n

It makes sense for the\u00a0Heat to shop Butler around, as he’s in the last year of his contract before his player option next season. However, Lee claims that Charania’s report is fabricated.<\/p>\n

Heat most likely won’t trade Jimmy Butler to Suns<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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There is\u00a0more reporting that contradicts\u00a0Charania’s claim, via PHNX Sports’ Gerald Bouquet.<\/p>\n

\u201cPer a source, the Suns aren’t pursuing a Jimmy Butler trade,\u201d Bouquet said. \u201cAside from the obvious difficulties with both the Suns and the Heat being tax apron teams that I already pointed out, Phoenix believes in their Big 3 and what they’ve seen from this group (11-2) when healthy.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Butler may like the Suns, their reported lack of interest makes any speculative trade offer they’d make for him null and void. It takes mutual interest for a trade to occur, so it makes sense that Lee would be upset with Charania for perpetuating a rumor with no real credence.<\/p>\n

Charania has yet to comment on the situation.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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