The return of Jimmy Butler cleared nothing up.
After missing seven games with a suspension that followed questions concerning his effort and his public trade request, Butler returned to a Heat team that might have expected fireworks.
Maybe there would be a locker-room incident if the team did not welcome him back; maybe Butler would quit on the court; maybe Butler would channel all that emotion into a dominant game.
Instead, Butler’s first action in over two weeks was nondescript, scoring a solid 18 points on 7-of-15 shooting while generally playing with energy in a 133-113 loss to the Nuggets in Miami on Friday…