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Jimmy Butler's Status For Monday's Game Against Philadelphia 76ers

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler is dealing with a strained calf injury
Jimmy Butler's Status For Monday's Game Against Philadelphia 76ers
Jimmy Butler's Status For Monday's Game Against Philadelphia 76ers

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Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler is listed as questionable for Monday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers

He has missed the last two games because of a strained calf. 

Here's the game preview: 

Game time: 8 p.m., ET

Where: Kaseya Center

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Betting line: Heat +1.5

VITALS: The Heat and 76ers meet for the first of four matchups this season. Last season, the Heat won the series, 2-1. The HEAT are 69- 65 all-time versus Philadelphia during the regular season, including 43-24 in home games and 26-41 in road games.

PROJECTED STARTERS

HEAT

G Kyle Lowry

G Tyler Herro

C Bam Adebayo

F Jaime Jaquez

F Caleb Martin

76ERS

F Marcus Morris

F Tobias Harris

C Mo Bamba

G Tyrese Maxey

G Kelly Oubre

INJUY REPORT

HEAT

Jimmy Butler: Questionable - Left Calf Strain

Haywood Highsmith: Questionable - Head Cold - NonCovid

Josh Richardson: Probable - Back Spasms

Dru Smith: Out - Right Acl 3rd Degree Sprain

76ERS

Mo Bamba: Probable - Illness

Nicolas Batum: Out - Right Hamstring Strain

Ricky Council IV: Out - G League - Two-Way

Robert Covington: Probable - Right Knee Effusion

Joel Embiid: Out - Right Ankle Sprain

Terquavion Smith: Out - G League - Two-WayQUOTABLE

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra on Tyler Herro's play since returning from injury: "The one thing that you can't discount or underestimate is his work ethic," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "Once he was able to start doing stuff on the court, then he starts pushing the envelope. He's relentless with his work. This is not something that just happened with talent. This was a lot of sweat equity behind the scenes."

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here