As the Miami Heat face the Toronto Raptors on Friday night, the team comes off an All-Star break where they were represented by Tyler Herro. As the Heat guard went through his first All-Star experience,

After Wednesday’s game, and once Butler was officially no longer a member of the Heat, Miami coach Erik Spoelstra was asked about the results of the team closing a chapter, but he mostly addressed his team’s ability to focus amid challenging times, which is often his status quo.

The Miami Heat have made three Eastern Conference and two Finals appearances since 2020. Unfortunately, Jimmy Butler led the team each of those years. Since tra