It was a somewhat hostile breakup between Miami and Butler, leaving the Heat with a weirdly put-together roster. But at his end of the year press conference, Heat president Pat Riley was unapologetic about how the entire situation with Butler went.

Butler played three games after that suspension ended before receiving a two-game ban after missing the Heat's team flight for a road game in Milwaukee on Jan. 23. They followed that up by suspending him for a minimum of five games for walking out of a team practice.

For the first time in over a year, Miami Heat President Pat Riley addressed the media at length on Friday at Kaseya Center, reflecting on the past season and touching on future thought.