In the early stages of his career, Jimmy Butler couldn't imagine himself ever wearing a Miami Heat jersey, but now his intention is to retire with the franchise. Despite his initial reservations, Butler's perspective changed when he found himself playing alongside Dwyane Wade on the Chicago Bulls.
Jimmy Butler received The Larry Bird Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals after the Miami Heat beat the Boston Celtics, advancing to the NBA Finals. Butler was named Eastern Conference Final MVP after beating his teammate Caleb Martin 5-4 in the media voting.
In the early stages of his career, Jimmy Butler couldn't imagine himself ever wearing a Miami Heat jersey, but now his intention is to retire with the franchise. Despite his initial reservations, Butler's perspective changed when he found himself playing alongside Dwyane Wade on the Chicago Bulls.
Jimmy Butler received The Larry Bird Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals after the Miami Heat beat the Boston Celtics, advancing to the NBA Finals. Butler was named Eastern Conference Final MVP after beating his teammate Caleb Martin 5-4 in the media voting.
After the Miami Heat's initial strong start, Jimmy Butler expressed great assurance in their performance as they took a 3-0 series lead against the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Miami Heat got off to a fiery start in the Eastern Conference Final against the Boston Celtics, leading the series 3-0 but have lost two games in a row since. Nevertheless, Heat's superstar Jimmy Butler remains confident. Asked about the team's mindset going into Game 6 at home, the forward said that the squad believes and knows that they will close out the series and go to the NBA Finals.
Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler has been fined $25,000 for violating league rules governing media interview access, it was announced today by Joe Dumars, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations. The fine results from Butler’s failure to participate in a required media availability following Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals on May 21.
In the fourth quarter of Game 2 between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat, Grant Williams' attempt at trash talking Jimmy Butler did not have the desired outcome. Instead, Butler responded by scoring nine out of his team's 27 points in the final period. This strong performance from Butler enabled Miami to come back from a nine-point deficit with only six minutes left in the game.
The Miami Heat came in as underdogs in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics. However, a dominant third quarter helped them take home-court advantage away and walk out with a victory.
On Friday, Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said Jimmy Butler (ankle sprain) worked out with the team, but they won't update his status until much closer to tipoff. Overall, though, Spoelstra refuses to tip his hand on Butler's status.
Incredible Jimmy Butler's 56 points performance left many people in awe, and Charles Barkley was one of them. Inside the NBA crew discussed the Milwaukee Bucks-Miami Heat game, and Barkley calmly named three best Miami Heat players ever. "I'll tell you what, Jimmy Butler, Alonzo Mourning, and Dwyane Wade are the greatest Miami Heat players ever," said Barkley.
Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler set a franchise playoff record with 56 points in a thrilling comeback win over the Bucks. Butler’s hot streak started early by scoring 20 straight points in the first quarter, finishing with 22 in the period. He then scored 21 over the final seven minutes of the game to propel Miami to the win and a commanding 3-1 series lead
Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler suffered a bruised glute in the team's 121-99 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night. Butler, who finished with a game-high 30 points, landed hard on his back midway through the third quarter and headed to the locker room. He returned to the bench but did not re-enter the game because Miami was already winning by a significant margin.
Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler is listed as questionable for Monday's Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals after missing the second half of the team's victory in Game 3.
Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler was ruled out for the second half of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Celtics due to right knee inflammation.
Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler is questionable to play in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series against the visiting Philadelphia 76ers because of right knee inflammation, the team announced on Sunday. Butler wasn't alone in being listed as questionable for the series opener. The top-seeded Heat also listed guards Max Strus (hamstring) and Tyler Herro (respiratory illness) and ...
Jimmy Butler wants Joel Embiid to recover in time to play in the conference semifinals between the Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers, an intriguing match-up that has lost its allure with the Cameroonian center out. The player suffered a concussion and fractured orbital bone in his left eye in Game 6 of the first-round series against the Toronto Raptors and will be out indefinitely. Embiid does not ...
The NBA fined Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler $15,000 for making an obscene gesture and fined the team the same amount for sharing it as a GIF on social media. The incident occurred near the Heat bench with 1:43 left in the second quarter in Tuesday night's Game 5 victory against the Atlanta Hawks. Butler, 32, a six-time All-Star, was in street clothes for the game after being ruled out with right ...
Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler has been ruled out for Game 5 against the Atlanta Hawks tonight due to right knee inflammation, the team announced three hours before tipoff. Miami leads Atlanta 3-1 in the first-round series. Butler has averaged 30.5 points (on 54.3 FG%), 7.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.8 steals over the first four games of the series, including a playoff career-high 45 points in ...
Jimmy Butler posted 36 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and four steals as the Miami Heat defeated the host Atlanta Hawks, 110-86 (25-26, 30-15, 25-20, 30-25), on Sunday night in a first-round Eastern Conference playoff series. Miami leads the best-of-7 series, 3-1. The Heat can clinch the series on Tuesday night in Miami. Hawks star Trae Young, who led the NBA this season in total points and ...
