Next up for the Portland Trail Blazers is a date with a former franchise legend. The Blazers play Saturday night at the Milwaukee Bucks where they will encounter Damian Lillard for the third time since he was traded in 2023.

For the 119th time since Jimmy Butler joined Miami, the Heat were set to play a game Saturday night without him. This is different from the others. Butler is gone, banished by the Heat for seven games over what they called conduct detrimental to the team — and he's probably not going to play for Miami again.

Jimmy Butler "has shown he no longer wants to be part of this team," the Heat said in a statement announcing Butler's suspension.

Antetokounmpo finished with 27 points (12-24 FG, 3-10 FT), 13 rebounds, seven assists, three blocks and one steal in 37 minutes during Thursday's 113-110 loss to Brooklyn. Despite a shocking defeat to the Nets,