Jimmy Butler will miss Friday’s NBA play-in game, but he told the 76ers’ Kelly Oubre Jr. that he is not happy about it.
The Heat confirmed on Thursday that Butler injured his MCL in Wednesday night’s loss to Philadelphia and will miss the team’s home game against the Bulls if they win.
The six-time All-Star appeared to be injured early in the game when he went for the basket in the final seconds of the first quarter.
When Butler went up to take a shot near the rim, Oubre jumped high to protect it, but ended up falling awkwardly onto Butler’s right knee, and the Heat’s start fell to the court and grabbed his right leg. is.
He scored 19 points in the final 40 minutes of the game, but was seen limping to the locker room after the game.
Now, on Friday, Heat announced When Butler found out he wouldn’t be able to play against Chicago, he made sure to criticize Oubre in the Instagram comments.
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“We are reaching out,” Butler wrote in the comments, tagging Oubre’s account in the process.
After the game, Butler said he was affected by the injury as he only hit 3 of 14 baskets after the collision with Oubre.
“I thought the adrenaline would come back and I would be able to move,” Butler said, according to the Associated Press. “And that really wasn’t the case. I couldn’t do anything on either side of the ball and I think it actually hurt us more than it helped us.”
Miami has an upcoming matchup with the Bulls, and will be without Butler and guard Terry Rozier (neck).
