Jimmy Butler sadly limped off the floor after a devastating collison with OKC Forward Lu Dort, and if it couldn’t get worse, he immediately felt ill and sick after it due to a stomach bug.
Butler was previously ruled out as well due to a left ankle injury in the first quarter against the Thunder on Friday. The team played him till the second quarter and then was also ruled out due to sickness.
Jimmy Butler just had one of the best games in his whole career with 35 points, 19 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 steals in a loss to the Detroit Pistons.
Butler is averaging only 19.4 points per game, his lowest since the 2018-19 season in Philadelphia, only 5 assists per game and 6.1 rebounds per game.
Currently Tyler Herro is averaging the most points for the Miami Heat with 24.1 points per game and the Heat sit at the 6th seed and are 0.5 games ahead of the Hawks for a playoff position.