Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler is taking his one-game NBA suspension in stride.
His Instagram post after hearing from the league says as much.
Butler was suspended one game by the NBA after “instigating and participating in an on-court altercation” against the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night.
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New Orleans Pelicans forward Naji Marshall, No. 8, and Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler, right, fight during the second half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans on Friday, May 23. February 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
He was one of five players the league sanctioned, including Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado and Heat center Thomas Bryant, who each received three-game suspensions for leaving the bench during the altercation. Heat forward Nikola Jovic was also suspended one game for leaving the bench.
Butler and Pelicans forward Naji Marshall, who was also suspended one game, came onto the court following a Zion Williamson layup that saw Heat forward Kevin Love wrap him up to the point where the former fell to the ground. Butler and Marshall eventually had to be separated, but more happened when Alvarado and Bryant began fighting near the scorer's table.
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However, that's all in the past for Butler, who decided to poke some fun at the situation with a photoshopped Instagram post.
“It was all @nikolajovicc's fault,” Butler captioned the post in which both heads were seen placed on the pole from the hit movie “Bad Boys” starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence.
He also added a location to the post as “Miami-Dade County Jail (DCJ),” another joke that he will be behind bars until his only game is over.
Butler also went even further on her Instagram Stories, posting several jail-related songs, including Akon's “Locked Up” and Kanye West's “Jail.”
Butler's suspension will end after the Heat faces the Sacramento Kings on Monday night on the road.
Jimmy Butler, number 22 of the Miami Heat, prepares to shoot a free throw against the Washington Wizards on February 2, 2024 at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC (Kenny Giarla/NBAE via Getty Images)
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Through 38 games this season, Butler continues to shine at 34 years old, averaging 21.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game for Miami.
