Breathtaking, Tim Hardaway, a former Heat player, expressed his opinion on the trade rumors surrounding Jimmy Butler Former Miami Heat player Tim Hardaway has openly challenged Jimmy Butler regarding the trade rumors surrounding him. The dramatic events between the Miami Heat and Jimmy Butler have become a major topic of discussion in the basketball media. Several former players, including Gilbert Arenas, have discussed Butler's situation, but Tim Hardaway is also among them, having worked with the Heat and President Pat Riley. Hardaway was a guest on SiriusXM NBA Radio, where he talked about the ongoing collaboration with the Miami star and harshly criticized the 35-year-old player's actions. He said that Butler has always disrespected "authority" and cannot "sink" the ship built by Riley. Additionally, he discussed his disbelief that the forward did not choose to opt-in, given that his player option is worth over $50 million. "You can't disrespect authority, and that's what Jimmy Butler has been doing," Hardaway said. "Pat Riley, I tell you, as long as Pat Riley is here, this ship will stay afloat, and Jimmy Butler will try to sink it. That ship won't sink. I fully support Pat Riley. You're under contract, you know, you play according to this contract. We may see where all the chips fall, but you can choose to join for 52millionnextyear,andyousayyouwon′tchoosetojoin,whichisunbelievabletome.Howwouldyouchoosetogiveup52 million next year, and you say you won't choose to join, which is unbelievable to me. How would you choose to give up 52millionnextyear,andyousayyouwon′tchoosetojoin,whichisunbelievabletome.Howwouldyouchoosetogiveup52 million? But you know, this is all about authority saying no to someone, and these…