The answer to that question lies both in how old a franchise is, and how modern sports facilities are funded by tax dollars.

Butler’s seven-game suspension by the Heat for conduct they deemed to be detrimental to the team is now over and he returned ...

MIAMI — Jimmy Butler walked out of the Miami Heat locker room on Friday night wearing a Michael Jordan jersey. It wasn’t a No ...

Miami Heat veteran Jimmy Butler was in the starting lineup for Friday's 133-113 defeat at the hands of the Denver Nuggets after completing ... Jordan's infamous 1995 press release.

Jimmy Butler will rejoin the Miami Heat for Friday night's matchup with the Denver Nuggets with the end of his seven-game ...

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler took a page out of NBA legend Michael Jordan's book to announce his return to the lineup ...

(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) Denver Nuggets guard Russell Westbrook ... to the Chicago Bulls after coming out of retirement in March 1995. The message was clear: “I'm back.” Temporarily, perhaps.

It was a No. 45 — the one Jordan briefly wore when he returned to the Chicago Bulls after coming out of retirement in March 1995 ... s 133-113 loss to the Denver Nuggets.

It was a No. 45 — the one Jordan briefly wore when he returned to the Chicago Bulls after coming out of retirement in March 1995 ... Miami's 133-113 loss to the Denver Nuggets.