Speculation continues to swirl about a possible trade involving the Suns' Bradley Beal and the Heat's Jimmy Butler ahead of the NBA trade deadline.

Butler returned from his suspension only to be met with yet another one. According to Shams Charania of ESPN, the Heat star was told at shootaround he would no longer be starting for the team. Butler proceeded to walk out. Those actions were met with an indefinite suspension from the Heat organization.

PHOENIX -- Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal will not be waiving his no-trade clause, according to Suns reporter Barry Bloom. "Bradley Beal is not waiving his no trade clause. That is definite and comes straight from the source. End of story," he put on Twitter/X.

The Phoenix Mercury are making a splash in the offseason by finalizing a trade to bring in five-time All-Star forward Alyssa Thomas and guard Ty Harris from the Connecticut Sun, ESPN first reported on Tuesday.

In one of the most newsworthy free agent moves in WNBA history, 10-time All-Star Brittney Griner has agreed to a one-year deal with the Atlanta Dream, according to Alexa Philippou. The short-term contract will allow Griner to re-enter free agency next year when a new collective bargaining agreement and higher salaries are expected to be in place.