Jimmy Butler (ankle) at Heat shootaround Tuesday
Miami Heat guard/forward Jimmy Butler (ankle) was at the Tuesday morning shootaround.
What It Means:
Butler is questionable for Game 2 against the New York Knicks on Tuesday after he injured his ankle late in Game 1. “If he can go, he’s going," Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra said. "If he doesn’t have the mobility, we’ll have to make a responsible decision.” Shams Charania, on FanDuel TV, said that Butler "wants to play" and that the ankle injury "wasn't as serious as we all saw." Butler is expected to be a game-time decision for Tuesday's 7:30pm ET tip-off. Caleb Martin, Duncan Robinson, and Haywood Highsmith (knee) should play more minutes if Butler is unavailable.
numberFire's models project Jimmy ($9,900) for 43.3 FanDuel points and 38.8 minutes in Game 2. Per our NBA Heat Map, the Heat have the lowest implied total (100.0) out of four active teams today.
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- Anthony Davis (back) cleared to play in Game 2 for Lakers Monday April 22nd, 2024
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Recent Miami Heat Player News
- Duncan Robinson (back) available for Heat in Game 1 Saturday April 21st, 2024
- Miami's Duncan Robinson (back) questionable on Sunday April 20th, 2024
- Heat starting Jaime Jaquez Jr. for injured Jimmy Butler (knee) on Friday April 19th, 2024
- Duncan Robinson (back) available for Heat's Friday Play-in contest April 19th, 2024
- Heat's Duncan Robinson (back) probable on Friday April 18th, 2024
- Heat's Terry Rozier (neck) out again on Friday April 18th, 2024
