BREAKING: Jimmy Butler's Final Injury Status For Hawks-Heat Game

Jimmy Butler has been upgraded to available for Saturday's game.

On Saturday night, the Miami Heat are hosting the Atlanta Hawks in Florida.   

For the game, they will have their best player in the starting lineup, as Jimmy Butler has been upgraded to available.    

Underdog NBA: "Jimmy Butler (knee) available to play Saturday."

Jimmy Butler (knee) available to play Saturday.

— Underdog NBA (@Underdog__NBA) March 4, 2023

Butler comes into the night with impressive averages of 22.0 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.0 steals per contest in 49 games (while shooting 51.9% from the field).  

Right now, the Heat are the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference with a 33-31 record in 64 games.    

They are in the middle of a two-game losing streak and are 4-6 in their last ten games. 

At home, the Heat have been good, going 19-12 in the 31 games they have hosted in Miami, Florida.  

Butler is in his fourth season with the organization and has helped them make the Eastern Conference Finals in two out of the last three seasons. 

As for the Hawks, they are one spot behind the Heat (eighth seed in the east) with a 32-31 record in 63 games.

Over their last ten games, they are 5-5, and on the road, the Hawks have gone 14-18 in 32 games away from State Farm Arena in Atlanta. 

The Hawks have been to the NBA Playoffs in each of the last two seasons, and in 2021, they made the Eastern Conference Finals. 

Last season, the Heat beat the Hawks in the first round (in five games). 

The two teams last faced off in January (in Atlanta) and the Hawks won 121-113. 

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