Miami Heat's Jimmy Butler Not With The Team Tonight Against Atlanta Hawks

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler is not with the team for tonight's game against the Atlanta Hawks.

He is listed as out because of personal family reasons

Here's the game preview

Game time: 7:30 p.m., ET

Where: State Farm Arena

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Betting line: Hawks -4.5

VITALS: : The Heat and Hawks meet for the first of four matchups this season. Last season, the Heat won the series, 3-1, as Miami has currently won six of the last eight overall. The Heat are 76-58 all-time versus Atlanta during the regular season, including 49-19 in home games and 27-39 in road games. For the Heat, Caleb Martin (knee), Tyler Herro (ankle), Jamal Cain (illness) and RJ Hampton (G League) are out, Nikola Jovic (illness) and Jimmy Butler (knee) are probable. For the Hawks, Kobe Bufkin (thumb), Mouhamed Gueye (back), Seth Lundy (G League), Miles Norris (G League) are out and Wes Matthews (calf) is questionable.

PROJECTED STARTERS

HEAT

G Duncan Robinson

G Kyle Lowry

C Bam Adebayo

F Haywood Highsmith

F Jimmy Butler

HAWKS

F De'Andre Hunter

F Jalen Johnson

C Clint Capela

G Dejounte Murray

G Trae Young

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