Miami Heat president Pat Riley may have just offered the final word in the Jimmy Butler saga.
"We usually don't comment on rumors, but all this speculation has become a distraction to the team and is not fair to the players and coaches," Riley said Thursday in a statement. "Therefore, we will make it clear—we are not trading Jimmy Butler."
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