Dion Waiters made his return to Miami Heat practice and apologized for his role in an airplane incident.

Waiters was suspended 10 games by the Heat due to a panic attack from consuming a THC-infused edible.

"I would like to apologize to my teammates, coaches, basketball staff, the fans and the entire organization for the incident that happened on the team plane. I was wrong and take responsibility for what happened and am sorry for what it put everyone through," said Waiters.

It is not yet known when Waiters will make his season debut for the Heat.

Kendrick Nunn went undrafted in 2018 due to off the court issues in college and spent last season in the G League. Nunn is technically a rookie at the age of 24 as this is his first NBA season. With Zion Williamson missing the first part of the season, the Rookie of the Year race will likely include Nunn and Ja Morant.

"I definitely feel like I'm the Rookie of the Year," Nunn told Shams Charania. "It's early, but the way I've been performing, I'm definitely in the running for that. Hopefully I can continue this through the season and win that award."

Nunn signed with the Heat at the end of the 18-19 season, but didn't appear in any games.

Jimmy Butler told Michael Lee of The Athletic that there was a reason why he didn't re-sign with the Philadelphia 76ers over last offseason, through did not go into detail.

“Obviously, something happened. We’re not going to say what it was. We’re not going to go into detail. We can’t keep living on that. They can’t. But I’m happy, man. It brings me joy, being around this group of guys (in Miami). I don’t regret nothing, you feel me?” Butler told The Athletic.

Butler was mostly jeered during his return to Philadelphia in the Heat's 113-86 loss to the Sixers. Butler finished with 11 points.

About the boos, Butler said that Sixers fans didn't know what happened behind the scenes that lead him to signing with the Heat.

“I didn’t do too much wrong by the fanbase here. Nobody knows what really went on, besides the organization and myself. My agent. And my people. I don’t know how to take it. They’re diehard fans. I’m not here no more. I’m the enemy. I mean, you don’t got to like me ‘cause I’m on the other team. I’m OK with that. I really am. They don’t know what’s going on. I love fans. I love my fans. But you don’t know what happened.”

The Philadelphia 76ers did not offer Jimmy Butler a five-year maximum contract offer on June 30th, according to multiple sources.

The 76ers possibly pivoted in another direction when they learned of Al Horford's interest.

There was perhaps concern about tension between Butler and other players on the team as well as the coaching staff. Like other teams, the 76ers likely wondered how Butler would age.

Butler ultimately orchestrated a sign-and-trade to the Miami Heat.

Dion Waiters said he will meet with Jim Boeheim as he serves out his 10-game suspension with the Miami Heat.

“I just wanted to come up and talk to Coach. I know that’s a person who will always be there for me if I ever need anything. It’s a chance for me to come up, be around, talk to the coaches, things like that," said Waiters, who plans on working out with the Syracuse team.

Waiters added that he was in a good mental state. 

“I’m not going to lie to you, I’m in a great place. I can only control what I can control at the end of the day, so some things you just can’t allow to take your head the other way, some things happen for a reason. If you stay locked in, if you believe and trust in yourself, trust in the work you put in, you know, it’s a minor setback. It happens. It’s life. You learn from it. The only thing I can do is move forward. Stay focused. Stay even-keeled. Let everything else take care of itself.”

Dion Waiters will soon become ineligible to obtain a $1.2 million bonus that's tied to playing in at least 70 regular season games. But the Miami Heat will not receive relief against the hard cap with it becoming unlikely.

The Heat are hard-capped this season after acquiring Jimmy Butler in a sign-and-trade.

"That Waiters bonus, which is that $1.2 million, is kind of holding them back a little bit," said Bobby Marks. "I've talked to people around the league and got confirmation that even when it's deemed unlikely and he does not reach it, if it's next week, the league is not going to remove that $1.2 million number towards the hard cap until after the season."

Marks explained the NBA views the situation as a salary cap loophole and that a team in Miami's situation shouldn't benefit from the bonus becoming unlikely.

The Miami Heat suspended Dion Waiters for 10 games due to "conduct detrimental to the team."

The suspension comes on the heels of Waiters suffering a panic attack after ingesting an edible on the team plane.

Shams Charania of The Athletic added that the team believes Waiters was given the edible by a teammate, but Waiters refuses to name who.

According to Bobby Marks of ESPN, the 10-game suspension will cost Waiters $834,483. Waiters will also miss out on a $1.2 million games bonus.

Dion Waiters suffered a panic attack on the Miami Heat charter plane after consuming a THC-infused edible, league sources told Adrian Wojnarowski and Brian Windhorst of ESPN.

Waiters, who did not play on Friday night against the Lakers, received medical treatment when the plane landed in Los Angeles from Phoenix.

Waiters will miss out on a $1.2 million contract bonus if he misses four more games this season.

Justise Winslow was placed in concussion protocol during the Miami Heat's 124-108 win over the Phoenix Suns.

Winslow was hit in the head during a collision with Paul Millsap.

The Heat said that Winslow was experiencing headaches.

The Miami Heat continue to wait for a viable trade scenario involving Dion Waiters to emerge, according to a source that spoke with Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald.

Waiters is due $25 million through the 20-21 season.

Waiters has frustrated the Heat this season with both his conditioning and taking shots at Erik Spoelstra and Tyler Herro on social media.