ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler was ruled out of Saturday night´s game at the Orlando Magic with an illness, the team announced late Saturday afternoon.
Butler left Friday night´s home game against Oklahoma City in the first quarter with what appeared to be a left ankle injury. He did not return to the game because of an illness, the Heat said after the 104-97 loss.
Butler was coming off a triple-double with 35 points, 19 rebounds and 10 assists in a Tuesday loss at Detroit in which he also posted four steals and no turnovers. According to the Heat, he became of the first NBA player to record those totals without a turnover since turnovers started being tracked in 1977.
It is the sixth missed game of the season for the six-time All-Star and his first since Dec. 2 at Boston.
