FINAL UPDATE: Jimmy Butler's Official Injury Status For Heat-Knicks Game

Jimmy Butler is officially listed as questionable for Game 2.

FINAL UPDATE: Jimmy Butler has been ruled out.   

UPDATE: Jimmy Butler went through shootaround (via Jared Greenberg of the NBA on TNT). 

I have learned that Jimmy Butler (right ankle) was a participant in Heat shootaround and people who were on the MSG floor tell me he was moving well however we won’t know until later today if Butler will be able to play in Game 2 on @NBAonTNT

— Jared Greenberg (@JaredSGreenberg) May 2, 2023

On Tuesday evening, the Miami Heat will be in Manhattan to face off against the New York Knicks for Game 2 of their second-round playoff series.   

For the game, they could be without their best player, as Jimmy Butler is on the injury report listed as questionable. 

Underdog NBA: "Jimmy Butler (ankle) questionable for Tuesday."

Jimmy Butler (ankle) questionable for Tuesday.

— Underdog NBA (@Underdog__NBA) May 1, 2023

Head coach Erik Spoelstra met with the media on Monday and shared an update on the six-time NBA All-Star. 

Spoelstra: "He's doing treatment around the clock. Probably won't have any update until before the game." 

The latest from Coach Spo on Jimmy Butler’s ankle injury pic.twitter.com/Jyx6HukSPu

— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) May 1, 2023

Butler played 43 minutes in Game 1 and had 25 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and two steals while shooting 8/16 from the field (the Heat won 108-101). 

However, he injured his ankle (but stayed in the game). 

Jimmy Butler went down with an apparent ankle injury

He is still in the game but appears to be limping pic.twitter.com/EwEzrgD5Oo

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 30, 2023

During the playoffs, Butler has been excellent, with averages of 35.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.8 steals per contest while shooting 58.5% from the field.  

The Heat are the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference, but they have one of the best rosters in the league (and have been to the Conference Finals in two of the previous three seasons).  

In the first round, they upset the Milwaukee Bucks (who were the first seed) in five games.  

As for the Knicks, they are the fifth seed and beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round (also in five games). 

Whoever wins the series will advance to the Conference Finals and face off against either the Boston Celtics or the Philadelphia 76ers. 

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