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Jimmy Butler's Current Status For Trail Blazers-Heat Game

Jimmy Butler is on the injury report for Friday's game.

Ben Stinar

Dec 11, 2023; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) sitting on the
Dec 11, 2023; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) sitting on the / Sam Sharpe-USA TODAY Sports
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UPDATE: Jimmy Butler is available.

On Friday evening, the Miami Heat will host the Portland Trail Blazers in Florida.

For the game, the Heat will likely have Jimmy Butler back in the starting lineup, as he is listed as probable on the injury report.

The six-time NBA All-Star missed the team's last game.

Via The Miami Heat on Thursday: "Jaime Jaquez Jr. (ankle), Kevin Love (heel), Jimmy Butler (illness) & Caleb Martin (ankle) are all listed as probable."

Butler is having another extremely productive season with averages of 21.4 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.4 steals per contest while shooting 50.1% from the field and 41.5% from the three-point range in 50 games.

The Heat are the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference with a 39-33 record in 72 games.

They have gone 4-6 over their last ten games and most recently lost to Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors by a score of 113-92.

Following the Trail Blazers, the Heat will play their next game on Sunday evening when they visit Jordan Poole and the Washington Wizards.

As for the Trail Blazers, they are the 14th seed in the Western Conference with a 19-54 record in 73 games.

They have gone 1-9 over their last ten games and are also in the middle of an eight-game losing streak.

Most recently, the Trail Blazers lost to the Atlanta Hawks by a score of 120-106.

Following Miami, the Trail Blazers will play their next game on Monday evening when they visit the Orlando Magic.

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BEN STINAR

Ben Stinar is the NBA reporter for Fastbreak on FanNation.

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