MIAMI — Jimmy Butler sat out Miami’s 113-92 loss to Golden State on Tuesday evening, one which got here with the Warmth making an attempt to flee the play-in event within the Japanese Convention.
It was the twenty second time in 72 video games this season that Miami performed with out Butler, who missed the workforce’s morning shootaround with a non-COVID sickness. He was later listed as questionable, then downgraded to out about two hours earlier than recreation time.
“He is sick,” Warmth coach Erik Spoelstra stated. “Does not really feel effectively in any respect as we speak.”
Miami (39-33), which does not play once more till internet hosting Portland on Friday, remained seventh within the Japanese Convention, tied with Philadelphia however one spot over the 76ers due to a head-to-head tiebreaker. The loss additionally left Miami 1½ video games behind Indiana within the race for No. 6 — the final assured playoff spot — within the East.
Butler is Miami’s main scorer at 21.4 factors per recreation. The Warmth additionally had been with out Tyler Herro, their No. 2 scorer at 20.8 factors per recreation. Herro has missed 16 consecutive video games, together with Tuesday, first with a knee concern after which a foot downside.
Miami additionally was with out Kevin Love for the 14th straight recreation whereas he recovers from a sore heel. Duncan Robinson, the workforce’s main 3-point shooter, was out for the fourth straight recreation with a again downside.
For Golden State, ahead Trayce Jackson-Davis was dominated out with proper knee soreness. Warriors coach Steve Kerr stated he was hopeful Jackson-Davis can be out there for Wednesday’s recreation at Orlando.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
