Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler is taking his one-game NBA suspension in stride.
His Instagram post after hearing from the league says as much. Butler was suspended one game by the NBA after "instigating and engaging in an on-court altercation" against the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM New Orleans Pelicans forward Naji Marshall, #8, and Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler, right, get into a scuffle during the second half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans on Friday, Feb.
23, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) He was one of five players the league disciplined, including Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado and Heat center Thomas Bryant, who each got three-game suspensions for leaving the bench during the altercation.
Heat forward Nikola Jovic was also suspended one game for leaving the bench. Butler and Pelicans forward Naji Marshall, who was also suspended one game, got into it on the court following a Zion Williamson layup that saw Heat forward Kevin Love wrap him up to the point where the former hit the deck.