Jimmy Butler to return to Miami Heat with Golden State Warriors jersey

After finally ending their long ten-game losing streak, the Miami Heat welcomed a familiar face.

Jimmy Butler III will return to the Kaseya Center, but this time he will be wearing the uniform of the Golden State Warriors. Tuesday's key game will be a head-to-head confrontation between two teams in very different states.

On February 5 this year, Butler was traded to the Warriors. This blockbuster deal involving five teams also officially ended his many years of cooperation with the Heat - a journey that had once reached two finals together, but also broke up due to the increasingly intensified conflict between him and Heat General Manager Pat Riley. Since joining the Warriors, Butler's arrival has had an immediate effect. The team's record has jumped, with a record of 16 wins and 4 losses in the past 20 games, and it still maintains a playoff spot in the fiercely competitive Western Conference. He quickly established a tacit understanding with Stephen Curry and Draymond Green, and scored more than 20 points in three of the last four games, showing the value of a star player.

On the other hand, the Heat's record has plummeted since losing Butler. Although they defeated the Charlotte Hornets last Sunday and barely stopped their 10-game losing streak, the overall trend of the team is still not optimistic. Since the trade was completed, the Heat have only achieved 4 wins and 17 losses. For Miami, this season may become a footnote to the "Butler departure storm." Despite this, they are still expected to enter the playoffs through the Eastern Conference play-in games.