JIMMY BUTLER NEWS

Adebayo, Butler lead Heat past 76ers 119-103 in Game 2

Bam Adebayo scored 23 points, Jimmy Butler had 22 points and 12 assists, and the Miami Heat beat the Philadelphia 76ers 119-103 on Wednesday night for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Con...

MAY 5, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Heat's Herro overwhelming pick as NBA's Sixth Man of Year

Tyler Herro was told before the season began that he wouldn’t be in the Miami Heat starting lineup

MAY 3, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Top-seeded Suns, Heat playing like the favorites in playoffs

The Phoenix Suns and Miami Heat are the top seeds in the playoffs and at the moment, they look like it coming off impressive performances

MAY 3, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Giannis, Chris Paul, Luka top the NBA Player Pyramid

Nick Wright delves into his "Player Pyramid" of the best NBA players based on their postseason performance thus far.

MAY 3, 2022

Doesn't practice Tuesday Butler didn't practice Tuesday due to an excused absence, but he's expected to play in Wednesday's Game 2 against the 76ers, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reports.

Impact While Butler missed practice, he's surprisingly not one of the five Heat players listed as questionable for Game 2. The All-Star forward notched 15 points (5-16 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 4-4 FT), nine rebounds, three assists and two steals across 30 minutes during Monday's Game 1 win. He figures to garner a similar workload in Game 2.

MAY 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Miami Heat's Jimmy Butler Nails An Impression of P.J. Tucker Butler posted the hilarious video on Instagram before their series against the Sixers began

MAY 3, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Herro, Heat win Game 1 against Embiid-less Sixers

Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo led the way for Miami, which controlled Philadelphia in Monday's Game 1.

MAY 3, 2022

Herro scores 25, Heat take Game 1 over 76ers 106-92

Tyler Herro scored 25 points, Bam Adebayo finished with 24 points and 12 rebounds, and the Miami Heat topped the shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers 106-92 on Monday night in the opener...

MAY 3, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cleared to play in Game 1 Butler (knee) will be available for Monday's Game 1 against the 76ers, Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press reports.

Impact The Heat continue to load up their injury report on a game-to-game basis, but as expected, all six players who were listed as questionable coming into the day have been given the green light. Butler was held out of Game 5 against Atlanta last week due to discomfort in his right knee.

MAY 2, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Heat's Jimmy Butler Questionable for Game 1 vs. Sixers After taking down the Atlanta Hawks in five games, the Miami Heat punched their ticket to the second round of the playoffs early on last wee...

MAY 2, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Heat list Jimmy Butler, Tyler Herro, PJ Tucker as questionable, Kyle Lowry out for Game 1 Ky Carlin: Heat star Jimmy Butler is listed as questionable for tomorrow due to right knee inflammation Tyler Herro, Markieff Morris, Caleb...

MAY 2, 2022 • HOOPSHYPE.COM

Heat's Kyle Lowry out for Game 1 vs. 76ers, with Jimmy Butler among six listed as questionable At the top of an extended injury report issued Sunday by the team for Monday night’ s Eastern conference semifinal series opener against the...

MAY 1, 2022 • MERCURYNEWS.COM

Officially questionable Monday Butler (knee) is questionable for Monday's Game 1 versus Philadelphia, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

Impact The 32-year-old practiced Saturday and said he intends to play Monday after missing Game 5 against the Hawks, but he's officially questionable on the injury report. Butler should still be expected to play in the opener against the 76ers, barring a setback. He averaged 30.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.8 steals in 37.3 minutes over four games versus Atlanta.

MAY 1, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Heat know that even without Embiid, 76ers will be challenge

In Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra’s mind, the injury situation with Joel Embiid doesn’t doom the Philadelphia 76ers

MAY 1, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Miami starts second round against Philadelphia

The Miami Heat host the Philadelphia 76ers to begin the Eastern Conference second round

MAY 1, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Heat Expect Jimmy Butler to be Ready for Game 1 vs. Sixers As the Miami Heat worked on putting the Atlanta Hawks away in their first-round series of the 2022 NBA Playoffs, Heat star Jimmy Butler deal...

APRIL 30, 2022 • SACBEE.COM

Heat's Jimmy Butler addresses knee pain, Joel Embiid absence and his recent fine MIAMI — Jimmy Butler took to the practice court Saturday for the Miami Heat and then held court addressing the issues of the day, from his a...

APRIL 30, 2022 • KANSASCITY.COM

What The Miami Heat's Jimmy Butler Had To Say About Joel Embiid Injury Butler said he felt for the Sixers’ All-Star big man

APRIL 30, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

'There's hope': 76ers waiting to see if Embiid can come back

The best that Philadelphia coach Doc Rivers could offer Saturday about Joel Embiid’s possible availability for the Eastern Conference semifinal series against Miami was a two-word...

APRIL 30, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Heat's Jimmy Butler hoping Joel Embiid will play in playoff series: 'I feel bad for my guy' While basketball pundits and fans speculate how long Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid’s absence will be in the upcoming second-rou...

APRIL 30, 2022 • MIAMIHERALD.COM

Jimmy Butler Says He Will Be Ready for Game 1 vs. 76ers The forward missed the Heat’s series-clinching Game 5 win vs. the Hawks on Tuesday due to right knee inflammation.

APRIL 30, 2022 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Heat's Jimmy Butler addresses knee pain, Embiid absence and how his hips don't lie Jimmy Butler took to the practice court Saturday for the Miami Heat and then held court addressing the issues of the day, from his ailing ri...

APRIL 30, 2022 • BOSTONHERALD.COM

Expects to play in Game 1 Butler (knee) said Saturday that he plans to play in Monday's Game 1 against the 76ers, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

Impact Butler was back at practice Saturday, and he's confident that he'll be healthy enough to play in the first game of the second round. The 32-year-old was unavailable for Tuesday's Game 5 against Atlanta, and it's not yet clear whether he'll have a minutes restriction Monday after he had nearly a week to recover.

APRIL 30, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Returns to practice Butler (knee) participated in practice Saturday, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

Impact Butler was scratched from Tuesday's Game 5 win over Atlanta with right knee soreness, and he was unable to practice Friday. However, he returned to the court a day later. As long as the 32-year-old feels good afterward, he'll likely have a chance to suit up for Monday's Game 1 against Philadelphia.

APRIL 30, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Ira Winderman: With Jimmy Butler and Kyle Lowry, it's all about perspective But then you cycle back to what was termed particularly outrageous last August, with the Miami Heat attracting particular inspection. First,...

APRIL 30, 2022 • DENVERPOST.COM