The Miami Heat did not have the services of Jimmy Butler throughout their first-round series loss to the league-best Boston Celtics. Butler’s injury absence was overly apparent as Jayson Tatum and Co.
On Wednesday night at TD Garden, the Boston Celtics returned the favor after the Miami Heat ended their title hopes on that same parquet a season ago. The C's capped their 4-1 series victory in this first-round rivalry clash with a 118-84 knockout blow.
Miami Heat standout wing Jimmy Butler missed the playoffs, but that ended up only proving how valuable he is — in the unlikely event there was some doubt.
The Miami Heat are going to have to retool soon if they want to continue as an Eastern Conference contender.
Miami Heat wing Jimmy Butler is reportedly hoping to get paid big money this offseason, according to Anthony Chiang. Jimmy Butler, who turns 35 on Sept.
On Wednesday night, the Miami Heat were put out to pasture by the Boston Celtics. Their 84-118 loss to their archrivals ended the series at 4-1. Despite the injury to top star Jimmy Butler, the results were still extremely worrying.
Supporters of the Miami Heat made a bit of a fuss when their team entered the 2024 NBA playoffs as the eight-seed, slated to face the Boston Celtics in the process.
Erik Spoelstra isn't looking to make excuses. "We're not going to put this on the fact that we've had some injuries," the Miami Heat head coach told reporters…
One year removed from an NBA Finals run, Miami couldn't score enough to survive without Jimmy Butler
The injury bug continues to bite the Miami Heat, as it was announced on their X (formerly known as Twitter) that Jaime Jaquez Jr. is going to be out for Game 5 against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday due to a hip injury.
The last few weeks have not been kind to the Miami Heat when it comes to staying healthy. Several key players have been out of the lineup at an inopportune time, missing games near the end of the regular season, NBA Play-In Tournament and postseason.
NBA Playoff series are always highly contentious. Players facing the same opponents in a best-of-seven series often get sick of their rivals. The last thing teams need is additional fuel, but sometimes the television broadcast hand delivers it to them.
Down 2-1 to the Boston Celtics in First Round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs, the Miami Heat face the unenviable task of defeating a team that went 64-18 in the regular season in three of the next four games.
The Heat star is facing a lot of criticism online for his brazen pregame prediction, especially since he's unable to influence the outcome on the floor due to an injury.
Jimmy Butler may not be playing in the Eastern Conference first-round series between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat, but he is very much setting his team’s mentality from the sideline.
After Jimmy Butler went down with an MCL injury, no one gave the Miami Heat any chance of winning their series against the Boston Celtics. But as fate would have it, the scrappy Erik Spoelstra-coached squad stunned everyone when they took Game 2 away from their heavily-favored opponents.
One of the most intriguing rivalries that have developed in the NBA over recent years is between the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics. This year is the third consecutive year they are meeting in the postseason and the fourth time in the last five years.
Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler hasn't played in the team's Eastern Conference first-round series due to injury, however that hasn't prevented him from taking a shot at the top-seeded Boston Celtics.
Jimmy Butler is not physically present on the court due to an MCL injury, but his Heat teammates have embodied his spirit through the first two playoff games against the Celtics and Butler had something to say after they earned a victory in Game 2.
The Miami Heat stunned the Boston Celtics 111-101 on Wednesday night to tie up their NBA Playoffs series at one game apiece. The fact that the Heat are back in this series despite star Jimmy Butler’s absence is cause for celebration among Heat fans, and apparently for Butler himself.
Jimmy Butler is dealing with an MCL sprain and it doesn't sound like he'll be returning to the lineup anytime soon.
Jimmy Butler suffered a knee injury during the Miami Heat’s 105-104 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night, and it does not sound like he is expected to be back on the floor anytime soon.
There are concerns that Heat forward Jimmy Butler may suffered an MCL injury in his right knee, sources tell Shams Charania of The Athletic.
The Miami Heat got a big scare during the opening quarter of their play-in game against the Philadelphia 76ers.
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