On January 20, Beijing time, in the game between the Heat and the Blazers, Heat star Jimmy Butler angrily sprayed the referee with two consecutive technical fouls, was expelled from the court, and when he left the game, Butler had no choice but to smile bitterly.
In the second quarter, more than 2 minutes later, Butler took the ball and made a tough layup to make a 2+1, after which Butler pointed at the referee's nose and began to spray wildly, eating a technical foul, and then Butler chattered and continued to express dissatisfaction, and then ate another technical offense, accumulating two technical prisoners were expelled from the field; Heat coach Spollstra and Heat general PJ Tucker both went to the referee to discuss.
Butler complained when he left the court, and then left the dressing room with a bitter smile on his face; in this game, Butler played 15 minutes on 4-of-4 shooting to get 4 points and 3 rebounds, and the Heat led 2 points at 58-56 in halftime.
So far this season, Butler has played in 27 games for the Heat, averaging 22.4 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5.69 assists and 1.9 steals per game.
This season, the Heat have had a number of players expelled on the spot, and Hiro, Dedmond, and Lowry have all been expelled from the field.