Jimmy Butler injury update: Heat star out for Game 5 vs. Hawks with knee inflammation; Victor Oladipo to start

Heat hold off Hawks without Jimmy Butler to clinch series win

Victor Oladipo scored 23 points and Bam Adebayo posted 20 points and made a key defensive play as the Miami Heat held off the visiting Atlanta Hawks for a series-clinching 97-94 victory in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference's first round Tuesday night. Read More

Jimmy Butler injury update: Heat star out for Game 5 vs. Hawks with knee inflammation; Victor Oladipo to start

Miami announced that Butler he will be out of the lineup, as will Kyle Lowry

Heat’s Jimmy Butler out for tonight’s Game 5 that could clinch series against Hawks

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler, who went into the day second in the NBA in playoff scoring to Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, was ruled out of Tuesday night’s Game 5 against the Atlanta Hawks at FTX Arena due to right-knee inflammation.The team said Butler came out of Sunday’s victory in Atlanta sore, progressively worse Monday and Tuesday mornings.“The training staff just made the determination that he will not be available tonight,” coach…

Heat’s Jimmy Butler out for tonight’s Game 5 that could clinch series against Hawks

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler, who went into the day second in the NBA in playoff scoring to Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, was ruled out of Tuesday night’s Game 5 against the Atlanta Hawks at FTX Arena due to right-knee inflammation.The team said Butler came out of Sunday’s victory in Atlanta sore, progressively worse Monday and Tuesday mornings.“The training staff just made the determination that he will not be available tonight,” coach…

Heat’s Jimmy Butler out for tonight’s Game 5 that could clinch series against Hawks

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler, who went into the day second in the NBA in playoff scoring to Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, was ruled out of Tuesday night’s Game 5 against the Atlanta Hawks at FTX Arena due to right-knee inflammation.The team said Butler came out of Sunday’s victory in Atlanta sore, progressively worse Monday and Tuesday mornings.“The training staff just made the determination that he will not be available tonight,” coach…

Heat’s Jimmy Butler out for tonight’s Game 5 that could clinch series against Hawks

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler, who went into the day second in the NBA in playoff scoring to Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, was ruled out of Tuesday night’s Game 5 against the Atlanta Hawks at FTX Arena due to right-knee inflammation.The absence left the Heat without two of their prime weapons, with point guard Kyle Lowry missing a second consecutive game with a hamstring strain sustained in the third quarter of Friday night’s Game 3 loss…