Our NBA insider shares the latest intel on growing frustration in Los Angeles and the ever-developing Jimmy Butler situation.

The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly now open to giving up their prized draft assets to improve their roster ahead of the Feb. 6 trade deadline.

The Brooklyn Nets currently own a 13-25 record and sit as the No. 12 seed in the East. In what many consider to be a rebuilding year for Brooklyn, very few expect them to make a postseason appearance this year.

The Miami Heat are set to suspend star guard Jimmy Butler for two games, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Shams Charania on Wednesday. Butler, who had missed a team flight earlier in the day, was expected to join the team later that night.

The Heat will suspend Jimmy Butler for two games after missing the team flight, his second suspension this month, Shams Charania reported.

The Miami Heat have suspended star forward Jimmy Butler for the second time as the NBA Trade Deadline gets closer.

Bulls rookie Matas Buzelis will reportedly participate in the Slam Dunk Contest at NBA All-Star Weekend Feb. 14-16 in San Francisco.

The Jimmy Butler soap opera took a new turn on Wednesday as the Miami Heat suspended their star forward for the second time this month. According to Shams Charania of ESPN, the Heat have suspended Butler for two games after he missed the team’s flight to Milwaukee on Wednesday ahead of a matchup with the Bucks.

According to Bruce Schoenfeld, Adrian Wojnarowski now earns a fraction of what he did with ESPN, making just 1% of his previous salary.

Despite rumors heating up significantly of late, there still appears to be no end in sight in terms of Jimmy Butler 's current trade drama with the Miami Heat. The six-time All-Star previously made his desire to leave South Beach public by demanding a trade -- a request that the Heat have yet to grant to this day.

Jimmy Butler desperately wants out of South Beach. So much so that he's taken matters into his own hands, rattling the Miami Heat front office's cages. He alrea

The suspension is the second of the season for Butler, who's been embroiled in turmoil amid reports that he's demanded a trade out of Miami. The Heat previously suspended Butler on Jan. 3 for seven games, citing "multiple instances of conduct detrimental to the team."