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The Philadelphia 76ers didn’t even have Joel Embiid on Wednesday night after the All-Star big man was ruled out due to a left foot injury. Nevertheless, the Sixers still cruised to victory over Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat, who for their part, have now lost five out of their last six games. To make […]

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra didn’t hide the fact that they were frustrated heading to Monday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers. And wouldn’t they be? Jimmy Butler and co. were on a four-game skid entering the showdown and really needed a win. Fortunately, the Heat fought hard to pull off a narrow 101-99 victory […]

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers (39-21) faced off against old friend Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat (33-29) for the first time since last season’s playoffs. The Sixers found themselves in another nail-biter and again fell short, this time by a score of 101-99. Let’s break down the Sixers’ loss to the Heat. Sixers player […]

Jimmy Butler was visibly frustrated after the Miami Heat extended their losing streak to four straight games Saturday. The Heat’s best player seems to be well aware that the team could be in serious trouble of missing the playoffs if they don’t stop the bleeding soon. “I’m tired of losing,” Jimmy Butler said, following Miami’s […]

Injuries are a serious matter in the NBA. In fact, a serious injury can threaten a player’s basketball career. Nevertheless, some NBA players have pretended to be injured in order to gain some sort of upper-hand. On the other hand, some players just needed to do it for personal reasons. For this piece, let’s take […]

When it comes down to last minute crunch time situations, NBA teams have their go-to plays to get as best a look as they can for a potential game-winning or game-tying shot. For the Miami Heat, they ran one of those plays on Friday against the Houston Rockets. With the scored tied at 95 and […]

Jimmy Butler emerged as the hero of the day yet again for the Miami Heat on Friday night as they edged out the Houston Rockets in a nail-biter, 97-95. Butler ended the contest with a game-winning alley-oop dunk off of an inbound play with just 0.7 seconds remaining. After the victory, you just know that […]

The Miami Heat added Kyle Lowry during the 2021 offseason, looking at him as one of the final pieces to their championship puzzle. At the very least, Lowry would be a huge upgrade over Goran Dragic, who was showing clear signs of decline by then. With Jimmy Butler leading the way, Lowry fit the Heat’s […]

The Miami Heat have turned things around this season after a slow start, and they owe their success to their two best players in Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo. Butler and Adebayo have been the driving forces in Miami’s hot streak over the past few seasons, and they have continued their strong play throughout the […]

When talking about the most stressed NBA fan base, one would think it would be the Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks or Golden State Warriors. After all, these are big teams in big markets where fans have plenty of expectations and any bad move is put under the microscope. However, according to a recent […]

Jimmy Butler is available for the Miami Heat’s Tuesday night Eastern Conference clash with the Cleveland Cavaliers, per Evan Dammarell. Butler was previously listed on the injury report as a result of a quad injury. But this injury status update bodes well for Miami without question. Butler has dealt with no shortage of injury concerns […]

Jimmy Butler had another big game for the Miami Heat on Sunday against the Charlotte Hornets. Unfortunately, not even Butler’s heroics was enough to lead the Heat to a win over a lowly Hornets side. It also seems like Butler has come out of the matchup a bit worse for wear. Jimmy Butler injury status […]

Another day, another $25,000 fine for the Miami Heat. The NBA has punished the organization for its failure to put Jimmy Butler on the injury report prior to Tuesday’s matchup against the Celtics. He didn’t end up playing. Via Ira Winderman: “The NBA announced Saturday the Heat have been fined $25,000 for “failing to comply […]

Remember the young Jimmy Butler fan who flew 4,405 miles just to see the Miami Heat star sit out the game he’s watching? Well, he got to finally see his idol play. On Tuesday, the young supporter from Argentina attended the Heat’s game against the Boston Celtics in hope to see Butler play. However, the […]

Jimmy Butler firmly believes his Miami Heat teammate Bam Adebayo is an All-Star and deserves to be in the All-Star Game. He made that abundantly clear on Friday after they took down the Orlando Magic. Speaking to reporters after leading the Heat to the 110-105 win, Butler shared his belief that Adebayo will be picked […]

Miami Heat star wing Jimmy Butler missed Tuesday’s game against the Boston Celtics due to a back injury. Still, without their best player, the Heat managed to beat Boston, 98-95, behind a 30-point, 15-rebound performance from center Bam Adebayo. Next up on the schedule for the Heat are the Orlando Magic, who will visit Miami […]

A young Jimmy Butler fan flew 4,405 miles to see the Miami Heat take on the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night. However, Butler was a late scratch and did not play in the game. The fan was distraught to learn that his favorite player was out for the contest. But Jimmy Butler more than made […]

You cannot NBA fault fans for their loyalty to their idols. This was particularly the case for a Jimmy Butler fan who literally flew 4,405 miles just to see the Miami Heat star play a regular-season game. You can only imagine the heartbreak of this young supporter the moment he realized that Butler wasn’t even […]

The Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics face off on Tuesday night in what is expected to be an intense matchup between two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference this season. Unfortunately for the Heat, they will now be entering the game shorthanded yet again with Jimmy Butler emerging as a late addition […]

It’s no secret that Jimmy Butler is as capable as any other superstar in the league of dragging his teams to victory. Who could forget the time that Butler reportedly carried the third-stringers to a scrimmage victory against the starters back when he was with the Minnesota Timberwolves? Of course, no one will ever forget […]

The Miami Heat were as shorthanded a team as they can be on Tuesday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder. With Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, and Kyle Lowry out (among seven injured players in total), the onus was on Jimmy Butler’s shoulders to carry the burden offensively against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s Thunder. And surely enough, Butler […]

The Miami Heat have had an underwhelming 2022-23 campaign thus far after being one possession away from an NBA Finals berth a season ago. The team owns a 20-19 record, good for just the eighth-best in the Eastern Conference. And Miami just recently endured one of its worst losses of the year on Wednesday. The […]

To say that Jimmy Butler’s right knee has been problematic this season would be an understatement at this point. The Miami Heat talisman missed seven straight games with soreness on this same knee and he has been forced to sit out three more games since as the team manages the knee injury. Butler has been […]

The Miami Heat have endured a mediocre 2022-2023 season. Between injuries and underperformance, Miami hasn’t been able to develop much in the way of consistency. However, it was reported that Jimmy Butler is seeking clearance to return amid his current knee injury, per Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. “Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler […]

Jimmy Butler has always been one of the better perimeter defenders in the NBA. On Wednesday in a win against the Los Angeles Lakers, Butler tied his season-high with six steals. After the game, he revealed that his penchant for playing defense came from his early days in the league with the Chicago Bulls and […]

The Miami Heat look to be at full strength for a big-time matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night in South Beach. Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo are listed as probable here, per the NBA’s official injury report. Butler is dealing with an ankle injury, while Bam is currently ill and has a […]

The Miami Heat have been trending upward over the past few weeks. After a rough start to the 2022-23 campaign, the Heat have won six of ten to reach the .500 mark at 17-17. Miami is no longer outside of the playoff picture, as it owns the ninth-best record in the Eastern Conference. But the […]

Jimmy Butler was officially ruled out for the Miami Heat’s clash with the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday. Head coach Erik Spoelstra said Butler tested his injured ankle during Miami’s shoot-around but wasn’t moving well enough to play, per Anthony Chiang. The Heat have dealt with no shortage of injury trouble this season. Bam Adebayo, Dewayne […]

Miami Heat superstar Jimmy Butler offered a strong message to the team after suffering another injury, per the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. “I can only imagine how my teammates feel and my coaches feel, how coach Pat and them feel,” Butler said. “But I want to be out there, honestly. Because I think that I can […]

The Miami Heat suffered a second straight loss on Friday in a thrilling contest against the Indiana Pacers, 111-108. Jimmy Butler was able to suit up in this one after being forced to sit out Miami’s loss against the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday. Unfortunately, it looks like the Heat talisman is set for another spell […]

After a dismal start to the year, the Miami Heat are back on track again for the year. They’ve managed to climb back up to .500 after losing a bunch of games to start the season. Their last game was a loss against the Chicago Bulls, where they were without Kyle Lowry and Jimmy Butler […]

Jimmy Butler could be out of action again on Tuesday when the Miami Heat take on the Chicago Bulls. This will potentially be Butler’s second missed contest in the last four games, and the 12th time he’s sitting out for his team this season. This time around, Butler is dealing with some sort of stomach […]

Jimmy Butler hasn’t had the best of seasons with the Miami Heat. He has missed a considerable amount of time due to knee soreness, and he hasn’t been available in back-to-back sets due to load management. However, with the Heat still looking to gain ground in the standings, every game matters. And Butler returned just […]

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler will sit out one of the Heat’s next set of back-to-back games, according to a Wednesday tweet from South Florida Sun Sentinel reporter Ira Winderman. Following a pair of matchups against the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Houston Rockets on Wednesday and Thursday, the Heat will face the Denver Nuggets […]

The Miami Heat snapped a two-game losing streak on Thursday with a home win over the Los Angeles Clippers and it was Jimmy Butler who carried them across the finish line. Butler scored the last eight points for the Heat to hold off the Clippers, prompting Bam Adebayo to dub Butler as the team’s closer […]

The Los Angeles Clippers will have Paul George, but will not have Kawhi Leonard against Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat on Thursday night. The team announced that Leonard would miss the game as part of his injury management program and it being the second-half of a back-to-back set. The Clippers played Wednesday night against […]

The Miami Heat have gotten off to an inconsistent and uneven start to the 2022-23 season, but they pulled off a big win on Friday on the road against the Eastern Conference leading Boston Celtics. The game saw the return of Jimmy Butler to the lineup and it was one of the few games this […]

After missing seven games due to knee soreness, Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler is in line to make his long-awaited return on Friday for a big matchup with the high-flying Boston Celtics, as reported by Tim Bontemps. “Erik Spoelstra says Jimmy Butler will “warm up with the intention to play.” “In Miami Heat lingo, that […]

Jimmy Butler missed his team’s first leg of a two-game set against the rival Boston Celtics with a knee injury. Even if he’s less than 100 percent on Friday night, rest assured the Miami Heat superstar will be plenty ready to play at TD Garden. Butler posted a selfie video on Thursday from the cabin […]