As the Miami Heat completed a six-game road trip on the West Coast, it was all played without star Jimmy Butler serving a seven-game suspension. Now that Butler is off the injury report for a “team suspension,” there are still questions if he will truly play Friday night as the Heat host the Denver Nuggets.

Miami Heat saga has dominated NBA headlines for the better part of the season; after all, it's not every day that a superstar of Butler's caliber decides he's pretty much done with his current team. And it's even less frequent that that team who has that superstar publicly digs in its heels and chastises that star player publicly,

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler will make his return tonight against Denver Nuggets after serving 7-game suspension and he’s expected to be in the starting lineup, sources tell @ChrisBHaynes. pic.twitter.com/fRpVaiEvGH