While Miami Heat President Pat Riley hasn’t commented on the Jimmy Butler situation that has engulfed the team in recent days, an interview he conducted weeks ago that was released Thursday shed light on how he deals with “this generation of players.

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.

Jimmy Butler's candid remarks reignited rumors about his future in Miami, but both parties must work together no matter what