The Miami Heat and their fans received a huge scare during the team's loss to the Golden State Warriors on Monday. Star forward Jimmy Butler was helped off of the floor after sustaining a scary-looking ankle injury. However, Heat fans can breathe a sigh of relief with the latest Butler ankle injury update via Ira Winderman of the Sun-Sentinel.
Heat’s initial hope is that Jimmy Butler’s ankle issue is minor. https://t.co/ROmx1k3lVF
— Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) January 4, 2022
That's big news for the Heat on Jimmy Butler's ankle injury, which apparently looked a lot worse than it was. It's unfortunate that Butler may have to miss some time, though at least it's not an extended absence for a Miami team that has already been without fellow star Bam Adebayo and has missed Butler at times as well.
Butler, 32, has been one of the league's best two-way players on the wing, as he's averaging 23.2 points, over 5.0 assists and rebounds plus 2.0 steals per contest while leading the Heat to a 23-15 record.
Butler, who sustained an ankle injury earlier this season, has appeared in 23 of Miami's 38 games so far this season. The Heat star will likely miss Wednesday's game against the Portland Trail Blazers, but perhaps he'll be back for Saturday's showdown against the Phoenix Suns.
Even if he isn't, the Heat are no stranger to winning games without Butler, and there's a lengthy break after the Suns game. In any case, Heat fans can breathe a sigh of relief, as the Jimmy Butler ankle injury isn't nearly as bad as it was feared to be.
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