Los Miami Heatcurrent finalists of the NBAaccess to the playoffs will be played all or nothing against the Chicago Bullsin a game where they still do not know if they will be able to count on Jimmy Butler, its main star and hero in recent years. Despite another display last night of his epic tinges, the prognoses are not very favourable. Neither did the sensations, no matter how much the 34-year-old forward stayed on the court during the tight 105-104 defeat against the Philadelphia 76ers which forces them to fight for eighth place against those from Illinois.
The Florida franchise fears that the sprained right knee suffered by its reference is much more than that: the worst scenario is finding permanent damage, a tear, in the median collateral ligament. “I fell, he landed and my knee didn’t do well,” Butler said of Kelly Oubre Jr.’s unintentional hit that led to his injury. “I don’t know, it’s not a good feeling, I can tell you that,” He added about his feelings.
Butler was lying on the court for a long time, but he got up and made one of the two free throws he had won on the play. The forward remained in the game despite the pain, and scored 12 of his 19 total points in the meeting, where it ended with a poor 5 of 18 in shots field.
Miami led by 12 points at halftime, but in the second half their attack ran aground largely due to the problems of their star. “As the second half progressed, the knee began to limit him a little more,” acknowledged Erik Spoelstra, coach of the Floridians. “I feel like I couldn’t do much, which is a bummer with the timing of the game and everything,” Butler lamented. “I hope I’m fine, I hope to wake up tomorrow and see that I can move, but “I don’t know right now.”he added.
The South Beach star said he preferred to stay on the court to see if he could build up the necessary strength to help his teammates in the final stretch. This was not the case, since He shot 3 of 10 from the field in the second half and did not attempt a shot in the final four minutes.
The Heat, like last year, aspire to sneak into the playoffs through the play-in in eighth position. The Boston Celtics, the best team in the league in the regular season, await them there.
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2024-04-18 06:05:00
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