Report: Heat’s Butler shuts down Warriors trade talks

It appears you can scratch the Golden State Warriors off the list of potential destinations for Jimmy Butler.

The disgruntled Miami Heat star has informed the Warriors he won’t sign an extension with Golden State, ending trade talks, per Brian Windhorst of ESPN.

NBA insider Kevin O’Connor of Yahoo has reported it might not make the most sense, anyway. He reported that the Warriors and Steph Curry have concerns about Butler’s fit in the locker room and coach Steve Kerr shares those feelings.

Butler has been suspended three times this season by the Heat.

The latest suspension came last Monday. The team said Butler left a morning shootaround practice early, in advance of a game against the Orlando Magic — something the team called “intentionally withholding services.” The suspension is without pay and indefinite for now, with the team saying it would last at least five games.

Butler was expected to come back from his second suspension on Monday — only to be suspended for a third time. Butler, according to a person with knowledge of the situation, was told during the shootaround that he was not going to be back in the starting lineup for that night’s game against Orlando. He left the shootaround not long afterward, said the person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team did not release that detail publicly.

Butler wants a trade, and Miami is trying to comply. But moving Butler and his $48.8-million salary this season is likely going to be more complicated than it would have been in past seasons, largely because of the league’s aprons — salary levels installed as part of the new collective bargaining agreement that restricts the ways bigger-spending teams can make certain moves.

The NBA’s trade deadline is Thursday.

— with files from AP.