Neck injury sidelines Heat’s Jimmy Butler vs. Raptors; Kyle Lowry still on minutes restriction

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Neck injury sidelines Heat’s Jimmy Butler vs. Raptors; Kyle Lowry still on minutes restriction

A muddled Miami Heat injury outlook took another turn into the unknown when Jimmy Butler was ruled out at midday for Tuesday night’s game against the Toronto Raptors due to what the team listed as neck soreness. Butler was not at the Heat’s morning shootaround at Scotiabank Arena, apparently after a restless night of sleep following the Heat’s Monday arrival to Toronto. While Butler had missed 15 previous games this season, mostly due to a sore …