Damian Lillard had 29 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks overcame travel issues to beat the Miami Heat 125-96 on Thursday for their fifth straight victory.

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The Miami Heat and Jimmy Butler drama continued Tuesday night. The Heat announced Butler is suspended two games again for conduct detrimental to the team. This time, it was for missing the team flight to Milwaukee.

A couple of Eastern Conference rivals meet up on Thursday, Jan. 23 when the Milwaukee Bucks host the Miami Heat at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.

In FadeAway World, Ishaan Bhattacharya proposed a three-team trade that would see the Suns receive Butler. The Heat would get Bradley Beal, Rui Hachimura, Gabe Vincent and 2029 First-Round Pick (UTA/MIN/CLE). The Lakers would receive Terry Rozier and 2027 First-Round Pick (UTA/MIN/CLE).

Bill Simmons came up with a four-team trade that would involve Butler heading to Phoenix. He said on his podcast : "Well, the trade I came up with was Butler to the Suns, Beal to the Bucks, Miami gets Khris Middleton, Steven Adams from Houston and Cam Whitmore from Houston, and Houston gets Brook Lopez, and that actually works."

The Miami Heat are tired of talking about what has transpired with star forward Jimmy Butler. They just want to move on. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra stressed th

If anything, this was the chance for Playoff Jimmy to show up in the regular season. The Miami Heat were playing without standout Tyler Herro, who was ruled ou

After being grounded in New Orleans all week by a historic winter storm and arriving in Milwaukee a little more than two hours before tipoff Thursday, the Bucks won their fifth straight game in convincing fashion.

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Jimmy Butler was suspended by the Miami Heat for the second time in three weeks, a move that adds to the possibility he has already played his final game for the franchise.

The Jimmy Butler trade drama continues to envelope (and perhaps even consume) the Miami Heat, and it’s starting to affect their play on the court in a big way. On Thursday night, the Heat suffered an embarrassing 125-96 defeat to the Milwaukee Bucks,