If Pat Riley is going to successfully emerge from the mess he and his team find themselves in, the Miami Heat president will have to take the most difficult advice of his career: His own. For at least the third time in just over a decade,

Heat president Pat Riley may have taken a veiled shot at Jimmy Butler with his recent comments about what being under contract entails.

Six-time All-Star Miami Heat small forward Jimmy Butler's acrimonious relationship with his current team continues apace. Per Shams Charania of ESPN, the 6-foot-7 swingman out of Marquette met up with longtime Heat team president Pat Riley at some point last week to discuss their options together.