All Signs Pointing Toward Miami Heat's Jimmy Butler Returning For Game 3 Against New York Knicks
The Miami Heat are closer to having their best player back in the lineup.
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra stopped just short of saying Butler is ready to return from the ankle injury he sustained in Game 1. It caused him to miss the Heat's loss in Game 2.
“Jimmy is working," Spoelstra said after Friday's practice. "We’ll see. I’ll probably have an update for you at 2:15 (tomorrow during pregame interviews). But don’t hold me to that. We know what his intentions are.”
The chances of Butler being back in the lineup are highly likely. On late Thursday, he posted a video of him working out on Instagram. Because of the magnitude of the game, it's a good bet to say Butler plays.
It helped he had three days in between games.
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