Erik Spoelstra on Jimmy Butler's exit from Heat: 'It certainly had an impact'

“It certainly had an impact,” Spoelstra said Wednesday when asked how Butler’s contentious exit impacted the team. “We are an organization that prides ourselves on not making any kind of excuses. Even if we managed it perfectly, there’s always second-guessing on what we could have done better just to right the ship. It was turbulent waters. But it’s not as if that would have moved the needle for us to be first in the conference. That’s unrealistic.”
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NEW: Erik Spoelstra and players address how the Jimmy Butler drama affected the Heat’s season: “It certainly had an impact” miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia… Heat held exit interviews today in the wake of its second straight first-round playoff exit – 4:11 PM Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang

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