Jimmy Butler and Dwyane Wade won't start Friday night for the Chicago Bulls against the visiting Miami Heat as discipline for their comments after Wednesday night's loss, coach Fred Hoiberg said.
Paul Zipser will start for Butler with Doug McDermott replacing Wade.
Butler and Wade had a clear message they wanted to get across in their postgame comments Wednesday to the media after a loss to Atlanta. Butler stated that the Bulls "don't play hard all the time," while Wade accused some of his teammates of not caring enough about winning, saying "I can't be frustrated and I can't care too much for these guys.