MIAMI – Heat fans awaiting the debut of big money free agent Jimmy Butler are going to have to wait a little longer.
In a shocking announcement made just hours before the Heat open the season at home against Memphis, head coach Erik Spoelstra announced that Butler would be out of the opener.
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Spoelstra did not elaborate on the reason for Butler's absence, but said it was for personal reasons.
Butler signed a four-year, $140 million deal with the Heat during the offseason.