After Wednesday’s game, and once Butler was officially no longer a member of the Heat, Miami coach Erik Spoelstra was asked about the results of the team closing a chapter, but he mostly addressed his team’s ability to focus amid challenging times, which is often his status quo.

Zachary Weinberger is a credentialed Miami Heat reporter and an Associate Editor covering the NBA at-large, NCAA Football, and NCAA Basketball for ClutchPoints. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022, covering sports at the FAU University Press and later at The Palm Beach Post.