"[Heat president] Pat Riley, who's arguably the greatest ever, he's not gonna pay Jimmy Butler," Barkley said. "Jimmy Butler's upset. Jimmy's got a $55 million option for next yea

Barkley pointed out that the Heat's decision to not give Butler a contract extension this offseason made the star angry. The NBA legend also said that Heat owner Pat Riley isn't one to make decisions based on loyalty, citing the fact that Riley refused to re-sign legend Dwyane Wade to a new deal when he was starting to decline.

The ongoing Butler-Heat saga sparked a lively discussion among the studio show’s analysts/former NBA players Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal in the early hours of Wednesday morning after Tuesday night’s games.