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FINAL UPDATE: Jimmy Butler's Status For Bulls-Heat Game

Jimmy Butler is on the injury report for Tuesday’s game between the Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat.

Ben Stinar

FINAL UPDATE: Jimmy Butler's Status For Bulls-Heat Game
FINAL UPDATE: Jimmy Butler's Status For Bulls-Heat Game /

FINAL UPATE: Jimmy Butler has been ruled out.   

UPDATE: Jimmy Butler is now questionable. 

On Tuesday evening, the Miami Heat are hosting the Chicago Bulls in Florida.  

For the game, six-time NBA All-Star Jimmy Butler is on the injury report, but he is listed as probable.  

Underdog NBA: "Jimmy Butler (injury management) listed probable for Tuesday."

Butler is coming off an impressive game in Saturday's 111-101 win over the San Antonio Spurs.   

He played 34 minutes and had 26 points, five rebounds, four assists, two steals and one block (on 9/15 shooting from the field). 

On the season, Butler is averaging 21.9 points, 6.8 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 1.9 steals per contest in 20 games.  

After a bad start to the season, the Heat are playing much better as of late. 

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

Right now, the Heat are 16-15 in 31 games, which has them tied with the Atlanta Hawks for the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference. 

At home, they have been good, going 9-6 in 15 games hosted in Miami, Florida. 

As for the Bulls, they have had a very disappointing season. 

They are 11-18 in their first 29 games, which has them as the 11th seed in the Eastern Conference. 

Over the last ten games, the Bulls are 3-7, and they are currently in the middle of a four-game losing streak. 

On the road, the they are 4-11 in 15 games away from the United Center in Chicago. 

Butler spent the first six seasons of his NBA career with the Bulls. 

More on the Miami Heat can be read here 

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Ben Stinar is the NBA reporter for Fastbreak on FanNation.

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