Jimmy Butler may have suffered MCL injury
Shams Charania: Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler is feared to have an MCL injury in his knee, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. The injury could sideline Butler for an indefinite period. MRI to come. pic.twitter.com/jD8n1WkkBT
Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania
Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania
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Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler is feared to have an MCL injury in his knee, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. The injury could sideline Butler for an indefinite period. MRI to come. pic.twitter.com/jD8n1WkkBT – 11:00 PM
Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler is feared to have an MCL injury in his knee, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. The injury could sideline Butler for an indefinite period. MRI to come. pic.twitter.com/jD8n1WkkBT – 11:00 PM
Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Jimmy Butler limped out of Wells Fargo Center after the Heat’s play-in loss.
(via @JakeLFischer) pic.twitter.com/xrb78IHM4d – 10:45 PM
Jimmy Butler limped out of Wells Fargo Center after the Heat’s play-in loss.
(via @JakeLFischer) pic.twitter.com/xrb78IHM4d – 10:45 PM
Jake Fischer @JakeLFischer
Jimmy Butler walking with a significant limp on his way out of Wells Fargo Center just now. – 10:37 PM
Jimmy Butler walking with a significant limp on his way out of Wells Fargo Center just now. – 10:37 PM
Dave Early @DavidEarly
Whew, so I don’t have to tweet: “Sixers-Bulls: the battle of the lowest play in teams who both didn’t want Jimmy Butler.” – 10:36 PM
Whew, so I don’t have to tweet: “Sixers-Bulls: the battle of the lowest play in teams who both didn’t want Jimmy Butler.” – 10:36 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Jimmy Butler says MRI on Thursday. On knee, “It had me feeling that I couldn’t do too much.” – 10:27 PM
Jimmy Butler says MRI on Thursday. On knee, “It had me feeling that I couldn’t do too much.” – 10:27 PM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
Jimmy Butler wearing a protective sleeve on his right knee after the game. – 10:19 PM
Jimmy Butler wearing a protective sleeve on his right knee after the game. – 10:19 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Erik Spoelstra on Jimmy Butler knee, “As the second half went on, it started to limit him a little more.” – 10:04 PM
Erik Spoelstra on Jimmy Butler knee, “As the second half went on, it started to limit him a little more.” – 10:04 PM
Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
Who else is happy they don’t have to concern themselves with BS Jimmy Butler injury reports/updates the next five days? – 9:47 PM
Who else is happy they don’t have to concern themselves with BS Jimmy Butler injury reports/updates the next five days? – 9:47 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Jimmy Butler parking himself in the corner on that sequence tells you all you need to know about his knee. – 9:27 PM
Jimmy Butler parking himself in the corner on that sequence tells you all you need to know about his knee. – 9:27 PM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
Jimmy Butler is still bothered by the right knee. He’s walking with a slight limp and grabbing at it every now and then. – 9:19 PM
Jimmy Butler is still bothered by the right knee. He’s walking with a slight limp and grabbing at it every now and then. – 9:19 PM
Dave Early @DavidEarly
A very looong break for Jimmy Butler who’ll close this game. But the last time he was in, he looked like a shell of his first half self. Guessing the knee. Broken record, but yeesh, Sixers need to be so careful of the pump fakes and fouls, and careful with their passing. – 9:18 PM
A very looong break for Jimmy Butler who’ll close this game. But the last time he was in, he looked like a shell of his first half self. Guessing the knee. Broken record, but yeesh, Sixers need to be so careful of the pump fakes and fouls, and careful with their passing. – 9:18 PM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
After 3: Heat 74, Sixers 69
Philly follows a 39-point first half with a 30-point third quarter – in part because it went from 12 first half turnovers to 2 of them in the third.
Jimmy Butler has 17 for Miami & Tyrese Maxey has 13 for Philly. Joel Embiid has 12 & 11 on 3-for-12. – 9:04 PM
After 3: Heat 74, Sixers 69
Philly follows a 39-point first half with a 30-point third quarter – in part because it went from 12 first half turnovers to 2 of them in the third.
Jimmy Butler has 17 for Miami & Tyrese Maxey has 13 for Philly. Joel Embiid has 12 & 11 on 3-for-12. – 9:04 PM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
Tyler Herro and Jimmy Butler have combined to shoot 8 of 32 from the field.
Heat shooting 39 percent from the field as a team. – 8:58 PM
Tyler Herro and Jimmy Butler have combined to shoot 8 of 32 from the field.
Heat shooting 39 percent from the field as a team. – 8:58 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Tyler Herro 4 of 14, Jimmy Butler 3 of 11, and Heat up double digits. (Albeit Butler 6 of 7 from line.) – 8:43 PM
Tyler Herro 4 of 14, Jimmy Butler 3 of 11, and Heat up double digits. (Albeit Butler 6 of 7 from line.) – 8:43 PM
John Gonzalez @JohnGonzalez
Thank you ESPN for mic’ing up Jimmy Butler this experience was not brutal enough on its own – 8:35 PM
Thank you ESPN for mic’ing up Jimmy Butler this experience was not brutal enough on its own – 8:35 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Heat outscored Philadelphia 17-2 off turnovers in that first half
Jimmy Butler just had his 8th straight season with more steals than fouls, and look at him at halftime:
– 4 steals
– 0 fouls – 8:24 PM
Heat outscored Philadelphia 17-2 off turnovers in that first half
Jimmy Butler just had his 8th straight season with more steals than fouls, and look at him at halftime:
– 4 steals
– 0 fouls – 8:24 PM
Brady Hawk @BradyHawk305
Heat up 12 at halftime
The Heat’s zone the reason
Delon Wright and Haywood Highsmith clamping the perimeter
Jimmy Butler and others lurking
Offense spotty but did the job
This is Heat basketball – 8:20 PM
Heat up 12 at halftime
The Heat’s zone the reason
Delon Wright and Haywood Highsmith clamping the perimeter
Jimmy Butler and others lurking
Offense spotty but did the job
This is Heat basketball – 8:20 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
At the half:
4 — Jimmy Butler steals
3 — Sixers threes pic.twitter.com/EdNZ7BDWEj – 8:19 PM
At the half:
4 — Jimmy Butler steals
3 — Sixers threes pic.twitter.com/EdNZ7BDWEj – 8:19 PM
Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
Jimmy Butler is the first Heat player with four first-half steals since …
Kyle Lowry.
(Lowry did it on Jan. 3.) – 8:07 PM
Jimmy Butler is the first Heat player with four first-half steals since …
Kyle Lowry.
(Lowry did it on Jan. 3.) – 8:07 PM
Brady Hawk @BradyHawk305
Jimmy Butler is out there still
And absolutely hunting
Draws Embiid’s 2nd foul – 7:54 PM
Jimmy Butler is out there still
And absolutely hunting
Draws Embiid’s 2nd foul – 7:54 PM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
And now Joel Embiid has two fouls – both of which drawn on him on pump fakes by Jimmy Butler, just as Embiid did to Bam Adebayo early on. – 7:53 PM
And now Joel Embiid has two fouls – both of which drawn on him on pump fakes by Jimmy Butler, just as Embiid did to Bam Adebayo early on. – 7:53 PM
Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
*Jimmy Butler every time he looks like he tore his knee* pic.twitter.com/E6PGZRsVRK – 7:53 PM
*Jimmy Butler every time he looks like he tore his knee* pic.twitter.com/E6PGZRsVRK – 7:53 PM
Adam Zagoria @AdamZagoria
Jimmy Butler down on the floor with an apparent right knee injury. – 7:52 PM
Jimmy Butler down on the floor with an apparent right knee injury. – 7:52 PM
Wes Goldberg @wcgoldberg
Even if Jimmy Butler can stay in the game, it’s not like he was moving around awesome before the injury. Hopefully it looked worse than it feels. – 7:51 PM
Even if Jimmy Butler can stay in the game, it’s not like he was moving around awesome before the injury. Hopefully it looked worse than it feels. – 7:51 PM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
After 1: Heat 23, Sixers 22
Heat lead thanks to nine points off of seven Sixers turnovers, though Bam Adebayo has two fouls and Jimmy Butler has tweaked his knee.
Tyrese Maxey has seven to lead Philly, which – it goes without saying – simply must take better care of the ball. – 7:49 PM
After 1: Heat 23, Sixers 22
Heat lead thanks to nine points off of seven Sixers turnovers, though Bam Adebayo has two fouls and Jimmy Butler has tweaked his knee.
Tyrese Maxey has seven to lead Philly, which – it goes without saying – simply must take better care of the ball. – 7:49 PM
Wes Goldberg @wcgoldberg
Jimmy Butler goes down, grabs at his right leg and screams.
Erik Spoelstra: “What the f*ck was that?”
Alonzo Mourning: “Oh boy.”
Pat Riley looks on in concern. pic.twitter.com/GwcY9ynJd3 – 7:48 PM
Jimmy Butler goes down, grabs at his right leg and screams.
Erik Spoelstra: “What the f*ck was that?”
Alonzo Mourning: “Oh boy.”
Pat Riley looks on in concern. pic.twitter.com/GwcY9ynJd3 – 7:48 PM
Will Guillory @WillGuillory
Jimmy Butler just went down after getting fouled and started grabbing at his right knee.
Looked like he may have bumped knees with Kelly Oubre. Still unclear. – 7:47 PM
Jimmy Butler just went down after getting fouled and started grabbing at his right knee.
Looked like he may have bumped knees with Kelly Oubre. Still unclear. – 7:47 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Jimmy Butler down. Butler now up. But limping severely. Must shoot free throws to remain in game, unless foul is deemed flagrant. Ruled common foul. – 7:47 PM
Jimmy Butler down. Butler now up. But limping severely. Must shoot free throws to remain in game, unless foul is deemed flagrant. Ruled common foul. – 7:47 PM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
Jimmy Butler is down on the ground after going up for a layup that was contested by Kelly Oubre. Didn’t appear to be much contact at all on the play, but Butler was down for a long time. He’s now up and was trying to walk it off. – 7:46 PM
Jimmy Butler is down on the ground after going up for a layup that was contested by Kelly Oubre. Didn’t appear to be much contact at all on the play, but Butler was down for a long time. He’s now up and was trying to walk it off. – 7:46 PM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
Jimmy Butler was down for a bit after that foul. But he’s up now and limping to the Heat’s bench. – 7:46 PM
Jimmy Butler was down for a bit after that foul. But he’s up now and limping to the Heat’s bench. – 7:46 PM
Mike Vorkunov @MikeVorkunov
Jimmy Butler is down and very slow to get up. He seems to be in a good deal of pain and discomfort after taking a hit while leaking out for a layup in transition and colliding with Kelly Oubre Jr. He’s limping now to the bench. – 7:46 PM
Jimmy Butler is down and very slow to get up. He seems to be in a good deal of pain and discomfort after taking a hit while leaking out for a layup in transition and colliding with Kelly Oubre Jr. He’s limping now to the bench. – 7:46 PM
Wes Goldberg @wcgoldberg
Jimmy Butler gets Lowry switched off of him then gets rid of the ball. Herro ends up matched up with Lowry in the corner and drives against him and shoots over Joel Embiid. pic.twitter.com/VeALC3G4ox – 7:35 PM
Jimmy Butler gets Lowry switched off of him then gets rid of the ball. Herro ends up matched up with Lowry in the corner and drives against him and shoots over Joel Embiid. pic.twitter.com/VeALC3G4ox – 7:35 PM
Brady Hawk @BradyHawk305
Two Jimmy Butler weak-side steals for dunks
That’s when you know the time of year
So great at that – 7:34 PM
Two Jimmy Butler weak-side steals for dunks
That’s when you know the time of year
So great at that – 7:34 PM
Ryan Blackburn @NBABlackburn
Jimmy Butler is stupidly locked in to shooting 5-of-15 tonight – 7:26 PM
Jimmy Butler is stupidly locked in to shooting 5-of-15 tonight – 7:26 PM
Wes Goldberg @wcgoldberg
Kyle Lowry again taking the Jimmy Butler assignment and he goes in for the pull-up early on. Heat need that version of Jimmy tonight. – 7:18 PM
Kyle Lowry again taking the Jimmy Butler assignment and he goes in for the pull-up early on. Heat need that version of Jimmy tonight. – 7:18 PM
CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
76ers vs. Heat score: Live updates, highlights as Joel Embiid, Jimmy Butler battle for date with Knicks
cbssports.com/nba/news/76ers… – 7:09 PM
76ers vs. Heat score: Live updates, highlights as Joel Embiid, Jimmy Butler battle for date with Knicks
cbssports.com/nba/news/76ers… – 7:09 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Will be interesting to see Jimmy Butler’s counters if Kyle Lowry again defends him. Last time, Jimmy basically didn’t shoot at all. – 6:45 PM
Will be interesting to see Jimmy Butler’s counters if Kyle Lowry again defends him. Last time, Jimmy basically didn’t shoot at all. – 6:45 PM
Brady Hawk @BradyHawk305
Heat starters tonight:
Tyler Herro
Caleb Martin
Jimmy Butler
Nikola Jovic
Bam Adebayo – 6:32 PM
Heat starters tonight:
Tyler Herro
Caleb Martin
Jimmy Butler
Nikola Jovic
Bam Adebayo – 6:32 PM
Anthony Chiang @Anthony_Chiang
Heat sticking with the starting lineup of Tyler Herro, Caleb Martin, Jimmy Butler, Nikola Jovic and Bam Adebayo for tonight’s play-in game vs. 76ers in Philadelphia.
Duncan Robinson will be available off the bench. – 6:31 PM
Heat sticking with the starting lineup of Tyler Herro, Caleb Martin, Jimmy Butler, Nikola Jovic and Bam Adebayo for tonight’s play-in game vs. 76ers in Philadelphia.
Duncan Robinson will be available off the bench. – 6:31 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Heat opening the postseason as they ended the regular season, with a starting lineup of Bam Adebayo, Nikola Jovic, Jimmy Butler, Tyler Herro and Caleb Martin. That lineup went 4-3 during the regular season. – 6:31 PM
Heat opening the postseason as they ended the regular season, with a starting lineup of Bam Adebayo, Nikola Jovic, Jimmy Butler, Tyler Herro and Caleb Martin. That lineup went 4-3 during the regular season. – 6:31 PM
Keith Pompey @PompeyOnSixers
Give Em To Me! I want your predictions for tonight’s game between the #Sixers vs. #MiamiHeat #SoFiPlayIn game. I want the winning team, final score and points for Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Jimmy Butler. #NBA pic.twitter.com/T4d7OSxcK2 – 2:38 PM
Give Em To Me! I want your predictions for tonight’s game between the #Sixers vs. #MiamiHeat #SoFiPlayIn game. I want the winning team, final score and points for Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Jimmy Butler. #NBA pic.twitter.com/T4d7OSxcK2 – 2:38 PM
More on this storyline
ClutchPoints: Jimmy Butler was seen limping while leaving Wells Fargo Center after the Heat’s loss to the Sixers 🤕🙏 (via @JakeLFischer, h/t @Balldontlie) pic.twitter.com/hm0qzYiC0q -via Twitter @ClutchPointsApp / April 17, 2024
Ira Winderman: Jimmy Butler’s right knee being placed on a protective sleeve before he dresses. -via Twitter @IraHeatBeat / April 17, 2024
ClutchPoints: Jimmy Butler walking with a slight limp as he heads back to the locker room as the Heat fall to the Sixers in the Play-In Tournament 🙏 pic.twitter.com/mPkpDyv6kl -via Twitter @ClutchPointsApp / April 17, 2024