Miami Heat Playoffs: Jimmy Butler Out Of Game 5, But They Can Still Win
The Miami Heat head into a crucial Game 5 matchup against the Atlanta Hawks in their first round NBA Playoff series. The game isn’t “crucial” for any particular reason, other than the fact that the Miami Heat have the opportunity to close the series out in their own building.
However, things have become even trickier for this Miami Heat bunch with some late breaking news. Just three hours or so before the game was set to tip, this broke.
UPDATE: Jimmy Butler (right knee inflammation) has been ruled out of tonight's game.
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) April 26, 2022
Gabe Vincent (toe) is available. https://t.co/9ihTQh84GM
Are you shocked? It’s shock worthy.
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Yes, the Miami Heat’s leader, their best player, the best player in the series, and the guy averaging 30.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 2.8 steals, a half-block per game across the four games played thus far, Jimmy Butler, won’t go for the Miami Heat.
With Kyle Lowry already out due to the hamstring issue from Game 3, that makes things a bit more interesting. Here’s the most interesting part of it all though.
The Miami Heat can, most certainly, still win this Game 5 elimination bout.