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Heat suspend Jimmy Butler again after missing flight for road trip: report

The Miami Heat’s rollercoaster saga with All-Star Jimmy Butler continues, as they are reportedly suspending him two games for missing a team flight for a road trip, per ESPN. 

The Heat were heading to Milwaukee on Wednesday for their nationally televised game against the Bucks on Thursday night, but Butler was not on the flight.

ESPN adds that Butler intended on making his way to Milwaukee another way, but the Heat are expected to suspend him for the road trip, which includes a Saturday game against the Brooklyn Nets as well.

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This is the second in-house suspension for Butler this season, which only adds to the turmoil that was highlighted by him requesting a trade a few weeks ago.

Butler also served a seven-game suspension for "multiple instances of conduct detrimental to the team," though he remains a member of the Heat. 

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Butler continues to play, but he noted over the weekend that the "whole truth will come out" after making his trade request. 

"Sooner or later, the whole truth will come out, but until then, we'll continue to let people talk. And if I'm here, I will get out there to play," Butler told the media after playing in the team’s loss to the Denver Nuggets at home. 

Bulter also seemed to be frustrated with the reports that said his relationship with Miami players and the front office were tense. 

"I expect for people to talk," Butler said. "Half the reason is because don't nobody ever know what I'm really doing, so you just make up stuff, which is fine. And, honestly, I really don't pay any attention to it. But I've got people telling me, ‘Oh they said this. They said that.' So, I guess it's really all good. I don't have to clear anything up.

"So more power to you. Keep talking, and we'll see where we end up."

Meanwhile, the 35-year-old sparked some social media controversy as he was spotted wearing Phoenix Suns-themed sneakers on Tuesday night, with many believing it was done purposefully as his desired trade destination. 

It also came just hours after the Suns acquired three future first-round picks from the Utah Jazz in exchange for another first-round pick. 

Phoenix could use another star, as the Kevin Durant-Devin Booker-led roster is only 21-21 this season. 

Heat president Pat Riley said back in December, "We are not trading Jimmy Butler." However, the team’s stance changed after that seven-game suspension.

The Heat said they would "listen to offers" on Butler after announcing his suspension. 

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Amon-Ra St. Brown to Ben Johnson, who left Lions for Bears: ‘We’re going to f--- you up’

Detroit Lions star Amon-Ra St. Brown and the rest of his teammates will be heading into the 2025 season without two coordinators who helped turn them into a league powerhouse. 

Ben Johnson is the new head coach of the NFC North rival Chicago Bears, while Aaron Glenn became head coach of the team that drafted him in 1994, the New York Jets. 

St. Brown was closer to Johnson, the innovative play-caller who helped scheme a Lions offense that led the NFL in points per game in 2024.   

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When talking about Johnson’s departure for the Bears on his "St. Brown Podcast" with older brother Equanimeous, St. Brown said he spoke with his former coordinator after he signed his deal to head to the Windy City. 

And the message was pretty clear. 

"I told him, I said, ‘Two times a year, Ben, we’re going to f--- you up,’" St. Brown told his brother while laughing. 

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Johnson, though, had a similar response for his former pupil. 

"I’m going to f--- you up," St. Brown recalls Johnson replying. 

The relationship is clearly one of mutual respect, and competitive banter is something that usually follows there. 

"OK, we’ll see," St. Brown fired back at Johnson. "I told him I know all the plays he likes to run. I know all his tendencies, and we were going back and forth messing around."

Though the jabs were playful, St. Brown and Johnson will have to turn their friendship to the side twice a year as long as Johnson is the head coach of the Bears. 

With the conference championship games being played this weekend to determine who plays in the Super Bowl, the Lions were expected to be back where they were in January 2024, when they had a second-half collapse against the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC title game.

However, the Lions were eliminated in a 45-31 loss at Ford Field to the Washington Commanders in the divisional round, and Johnson was heading to Chicago days later. 

Johnson has the Bears’ 2024 No. 1 overall pick, Caleb Williams, to mold alongside some solid offensive weapons like D.J. Moore and Keenan Allen. St. Brown has also shown respect to Williams in the past, especially given their USC connection, but the Lions took down the Bears twice this season. 

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Eagles sell dirty snow from playoff game vs. Rams to fans for $50, and it sells out in hours

The Philadelphia Eagles attempted to make money by selling cartons of snow for $50 each to their fans, and it worked. 

The team is officially sold out of pints of memorabilia snow at Lincoln Financial Field during the playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams last Sunday. The Eagles won the game 28-22 in snowy conditions to advance to the NFC Championship game, so the team memorialized the snow by collecting it, putting it into ice-cream style pints and selling it for the $50 price tag. 

It sold out in less than three hours. 

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The game had a recorded attendance of 69,879. Many of those fans could have simply taken the snow at the stadium with them for free. 

The conditions of the game are believed to have played a role in the result and have benefited the Eagles, as Rams players committed multiple drops, fumbles and incomplete passes that appeared to be impacted by the snow. 

The team claims their snow is the first-ever authenticated snow collectible tied to an NFL playoff win and "sets a new standard in the world of sports."

"The Philadelphia Eagles’ divisional-round victory over the Los Angeles Rams on January 19, 2025, will forever be remembered for being a snow covered victory!" the product description on the team's website read. 

"To commemorate this incredible achievement, authenticated snow was collected directly from the end zone at Lincoln Financial Field immediately after the game. This isn’t your typical piece of memorabilia—it’s a tangible, frozen snapshot of the grit, passion, and determination that defined the iconic game. By preserving and authenticating the very snow that surrounded this monumental game, fans are offered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to connect with the playoff experience like never before."

While the Eagles organization has monetized snow, the fans have a reputation for weaponizing it. 

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Former Dallas Cowboys star linebacker DeMarcus Ware told Fox News Digital that Eagles fans once hurled snowballs stuffed with batteries at his mother during a game his rookie year in 2005. 

"My rookie season when my mom was in the stands, I told her not to wear my jersey, and she was in the front row, and we're up there in Philly. They were putting batteries in snowballs and throwing them, and one of them hit my mom," Ware said. "I turned around at the time, and I didn't care about football anymore. I wanted to go get the guy who was in the stands. But I didn't."

Los Angeles Rams defensive end Jared Verse says Eagles fans hurled snowballs at him after Sunday's game after he made comments about "hating" the fans to reporters in the week leading up to the game. 

"After the game, I was walking into the locker room, and they're throwing snowballs," Verse told The Philadelphia Inquirer. 

In 1968, when a man dressed as Santa Claus walked out onto the field. He was booed relentlessly by fans who were upset about a disappointing season and hurled snowballs at him as well.

Eagles fans have garnered negative national attention in recent weeks after one of their own, New Jersey man Ryan Caldwell, was seen in a viral video verbally berating a woman with vulgur slurs during the team's first playoff game against the Green Bay Packers on Jan. 12. 

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