Heat’s Jimmy Butler gets positive injury update despite missing Celtics battle

Heat's Jimmy Butler gets positive injury update despite missing Celtics battle

The Miami Heat are playing the Boston Celtics on Monday night and will be without their superstar Jimmy Butler, a heavily rumored trade asset, because of a knee injury. Luckily, the severity of the injury isn’t that considered serious, per head coach Erik Spoelstra via Ira Winderman.

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The Heat will also not have Kevin Love (back), Josh Richardson (illness), Nikola Jovic (ankle) and Kel’el Ware (foot). The Celtics are also dealing with several injuries as well. They will not have Sam Hauser (personal), Jaylen Brown (illness), Al Horford (rest/toe), Kristaps Porzingis (rest) and Jrue Holiday (left knee tendinopathy).


Matt De Lima is an Associate Editor for NFL and college football at ClutchPoints. He has been covering sports for over 12 years at sites like Sports Illustrated, The Game Day, and countless others.

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