"[Heat president] Pat Riley, who's arguably the greatest ever, he's not gonna pay Jimmy Butler," Barkley said. "Jimmy Butler's upset. Jimmy's got a $55 million option for next yea

Barkley pointed out that the Heat's decision to not give Butler a contract extension this offseason made the star angry. The NBA legend also said that Heat owner Pat Riley isn't one to make decisions based on loyalty, citing the fact that Riley refused to re-sign legend Dwyane Wade to a new deal when he was starting to decline.

After missing seven games with a suspension that followed questions concerning his effort and his public trade request, Jimmy Butler returned to a Heat team that might have expected fireworks.