MIAMI – The Miami Heat are losing, and their highest-paid player isn’t happy. Jimmy Butler labeled the reigning Eastern Conference champions as “soft” after a loss in Minnesota on Friday night, Miami’s third straight defeat and one that dropped the Heat to 28-28 with 16 games left in the regular season.
It was Miami’s 10th loss in its last 16 games. “It’s not frustrating because we do it so often,” Butler said. “It’s almost like it’s expected, in a bad way to put it.
We just think we’re such a good team, and then reality hits us, we’re humbled. And I’m glad because that’s what this game does for you.
Home, away, no matter what opponent you’re playing against, you just stroll into the game thinking you’re nice, you’re good, this is what