{"id":3927,"date":"2024-11-09T09:54:22","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T07:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=3927"},"modified":"2024-11-09T09:54:22","modified_gmt":"2024-11-09T07:54:22","slug":"jimmy-butler-injury-update-miami-heat-star-exits-game-vs-nuggets-with-ankle-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/jimmy-butler-injury-update-miami-heat-star-exits-game-vs-nuggets-with-ankle-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Butler Injury Update: Miami Heat star exits game vs. Nuggets with ankle injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Miami Heat fans collectively held their breath as Jimmy Butler exited the game against the Denver Nuggets on Friday after twisting his ankle.<\/p><p>The six-time All-Star injured himself halfway through the first quarter, attempting to pivot on his right foot while Jamal Murray defended him.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A look at Jimmy Butler&rsquo;s injury &#128148; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WDmFjerWzZ\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/WDmFjerWzZ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; &#120387;&#120384;&#120380;&#120399; &#120393;&#120380;&#120399;&#120388;&#120394;&#120393; (@HeatvsHaters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HeatvsHaters\/status\/1855074768401183173?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>November 9, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Butler immediately fell, wincing in pain, before getting up and making his way toward Miami&rsquo;s locker room.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What happened to Jimmy Butler?<\/h2><p>Miami Heat&rsquo;s star Jimmy Butler was ruled out of Friday&rsquo;s game against the Denver Nuggets due to a sprained right ankle, as reported by <em>Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald<\/em>.<\/p><p>Butler slipped while driving toward the basket in the first quarter. He quickly left the court and headed straight to the locker room.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jimmy Butler headed to the locker room after twisting his ankle <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WF3SouDaIc\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/WF3SouDaIc<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Heat Clips &#127916; (@Demar305) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Demar305\/status\/1855073699419885767?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>November 9, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Before leaving, Butler recorded two points and two assists, hitting one of his two shots.<\/p><p>Despite his recent injury troubles, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/player\/202710\/jimmy-butler\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Butler<\/a> had played in all eight of Miami&rsquo;s regular-season games this year prior to this setback.<\/p><p>Last season, the 35-year-old appeared in just 60 games and missed Miami&rsquo;s first-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics due to a right MCL injury. Since joining the Heat, the Small Forward hasn&rsquo;t played more than 64 games in a season and hasn&rsquo;t exceeded 70 games since his 2016-17 stint with the Chicago Bulls.<\/p><p>Entering Friday&rsquo;s game, Butler was averaging 18.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 5.3 assists per game, shooting 47.7% from the field and 16.7% from beyond the arc.<\/p><p>The Heat later confirmed that the forward would not return due to a right ankle sprain.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nikola Jokic&rsquo;s third straight triple-double led Nuggets to 135-122<\/h2><p>Miami faced a double blow early in the game as Jimmy Butler was sidelined in the first quarter, while Denver Nuggets&rsquo; center Nikola Jokic dominated the court, securing another triple-double.<\/p><p>Jokic posted 30 points, 14 assists, and 11 rebounds, marking his third consecutive triple-double and leading the Nuggets to a 135-122 victory over the Miami Heat on Friday night.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nikola Jokic just recorded his 5th triple-double of the season and his third in a row &#128016; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Wj5X6We6SY\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/Wj5X6We6SY<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jokic Muse (@_JokicMuse_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_JokicMuse_\/status\/1855092257470251078?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>November 9, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>This triple-double was Jokic&rsquo;s NBA-leading fifth of the season.<\/p><p>Denver started strong, jumping to a 17-6 lead in just over four minutes as part of a 40-point first quarter, where they hit 14 of their 20 shots. Although Miami managed to close the gap to seven points in the game&rsquo;s final five minutes, they never took the lead and were down by as much as 26 points in the second half.<\/p><p>Tyler Herro led the Heat with a team-high 24 points and 11 assists.<\/p><p>The Nuggets will next host the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday, the same day the Heat continue their six-game road trip against the Minnesota Timberwolves.<\/p><p><strong>Read More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/james-harden-moves-to-19th-on-the-list-of-all-time-scoring-leaders-as-clippers-beat-kings\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>James Harden moves to 19th on the list of all-time scoring leaders as Clippers beat Kings<\/a><\/p><p>Image: &copy; Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ankle injury kept Jimmy Butler away for the rest of the game<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3928,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[137,697],"class_list":["post-3927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-jimmy-butler","tag-jimmy-butler-injury"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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