The Latest Breaking News from Jimmy Butler

WASHINGTON — There have been similar moments in Miami Heat lore, including Rex Chapman going 9 of 10 on 3-pointers and a roster short-handed at the 1996 NBA trading deadline beating Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls, or more recently, the Heat signing an entire bench on emergency COVID-19 contracts…

TORONTO — The other side of .500 will have to wait at least until Sunday night, against the emerging Cleveland Cavaliers.

If there is to be additional time off this season for Jimmy Butler, as there has been with the Miami Heat’s leading man missing the past two games with hip soreness, it is becoming increasingly clear who will stand as the stand-in.

INDIANAPOLIS — The previous time the Miami Heat played on the road, they went down 22 to the Sacramento Kings, rallied within one, before coming up short.

MIAMI — The difference this time was Jimmy Butler was not there at the finish to save the night at FTX Arena, as he did a night earlier in the victory over the Golden State Warriors.

The fallout from Kyrie Irving’s post about an antisemitic film continued as the Nets lost in their first game since the departure of coach Steve Nash

After the Warriors dropped another loss on the road on Tuesday against the Heat, NBA Twitter fired away with different reactions.

MIAMI — The 3s were flowing, the ball was moving, the depth of contribution was significant.

Jimmy's bringing the energy.