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Miami Heat's Jimmy Butler, Tyler Herro Ready To Go For Game 1

Both players say they will be active for Monday's series opener

Shandel Richardson

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The Miami Heat will be close to full strength for Monday's series-opener against the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. 

After Saturday's practice at FTX Arena, forward Jimmy Butler and Tyler Herro said they will be available for the opener. Butler missed Tuesday's Game 5 victory against the Atlanta Hawks because of a sore knee. Herro sat Friday's practice due to a non-COVID illnenss. 

“The time off has been great for myself and everybody who’s been nicked up," Butler said. "... It’s all right. We got another day in between.”

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said guard Kyle Lowry is making progress but there was no update on his status. He has missed the last two games because of a hamstring strain. Lowry was replaced by backup Gabe Vincent in the starting lineup. 

While the Heat are doing well on the injury front, the Sixers will play Game 1 without All-Star center Joel Embiid. He has been ruled out sustaining an orbital injury in their series-clinching victory against the Toronto Raptors. 

Embiid led the league in scoring during the regular season.

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel.  He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star.  TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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