MIAMI _ Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler is out Saturday against the Cleveland Cavaliers at AmericanAirlines Arena due to personal reasons.
Butler also missed Friday night's Heat tribute to Dwyane Wade at AmericanAirlines Arena, with Butler having previously been scheduled to appear in a segment of that event as part of the weekend's retirement of Wade's No. 3 jersey.
Butler's time away from the team is not injury related, an NBA source told the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
Butler recently missed two games during the Heat's five-game western trip due to a strained right shoulder, with the Heat losing both of those games. He then returned for the Heat's split of the final two games of that trip, participated in last Sunday's NBA All-Star Game in Chicago and then scored 17 points in Thursday night's road loss to the Atlanta Hawks.
The Heat's next game after Saturday is Monday in Cleveland.
Butler remains in South Florida, according to the source, with an initial expectation that he will be able to travel for the game in Cleveland, as the situation remains fluid.
A five-game homestand follows the game in Cleveland, starting Wednesday against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
