In the pantheon of strange bedfellows amid the Miami Heat’s ongoing differences with Jimmy Butler, frequent critic Charles Barkley emerging as Heat supporter adds another layer to the unexpected. With the Heat featured on TNT on Thursday night (albeit somewhat briefly,

Jimmy Butler's scuffle with the Miami Heat has hardly been contained within the organization. If anything, the drama has received full-blown media coverage.With Butler clearly not wanting to play in Miami,

Shaq clashes with Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Ernie Johnson over Jimmy Butler’s suspension and the Heat’s struggles on and off the court.