Heat's Jimmy Butler exits vs Nuggets with apparent injury
11/08/2024 09:43 PM
The Miami Heat are in action on Friday night against the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena, but have just lost a key member of their rotation.
Small forward Jimmy Butler has exited the game after suffering a lower-body injury; replays show that not only did his right ankle come down awkwardly, but that his left knee may have also been affected:
Jimmy Butler has gone to the locker room after suffering an apparent injury pic.twitter.com/Q6H3EoEGR7
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The Heat have since officially updated Butler’s status as being unavailable for the remainder of Friday’s game with a right ankle sprain.
Butler has averaged 18.1 points per game this season for the 3-4 Heat while averaging 5.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists while shooting 47.7% from the field.
Butler has seen his name pop up in several trade rumors in recent weeks; he has two seasons remaining on his current contract that sees him get paid $48.8 million in 2024-25 and a player option for 2025-26 worth $52.4 million.
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