Heat's Jimmy Butler out Sunday after death in his family - ESPN

11.02.2024 - 21:04 espn.com

Miami Heat star forward Jimmy Butler was ruled out of Sunday afternoon's game against the visiting Boston Celtics due to personal reasons.

The Heat provided a statement via Butler's agent, Bernie Lee. «Jimmy Butler has been granted a leave of absence as he deals with the death of a family member,» the statement read. «Jimmy and his family ask for privacy at this point in time as they navigate this loss.

Updates will be given when appropriate.» Butler had missed team practice on Friday and Saturday, both with excused absences. «We're here for him,» Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said on Sunday, per the Miami Herald. «We had two practices without him.

We're grateful we were able to have two practices at this time of the year. We needed to work through some things. Obviously, we're playing a quality opponent today and we're looking forward to that.» Butler, 34, boasts team-best averages in points (21.4), assists (4.6) and steals (1.3) in 37 games (all starts) this season.

shooting Death ESPN STARS Updates Provident Erik Spoelstra Jimmy Butler county Bucks

The 4-year-old son of Toronto Blue Jays reliever Erik Swanson is out of the pediatric intensive care unit at a Florida hospital where he'd been since the weekend when he was struck by a car.

NBA Power Rankings - Dallas dances out West, Celtics separate from pack - ESPN

With less than two months left in the 2023-24 NBA regular season and coming out of All-Star Weekend, teams are zeroing in on their playoff aspirations. And the stakes are rising each night.

Ex-Pakistan Star Accuses Commissioner Of Multan Of Mistreating His Family, Later Issues Clarification

Former Pakistan cricket team fast bowler Mohammad Amir, who is representing Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), has alleged that the Deputy Commissioner of Multan misbehaved with his family and unjustly ejected them from the stadium during a match. Amir took to social media to level his allegations and even tagged the chief minister of Pakistan's Punjab province - Maryam Nawaz Sharif - to take action against the official. Amir claimed four wickets for his franchise in the the first four matches he played this season at an average of 34.5 and an economy rate of 8.62.

Anthony Kim expected to play LIV event after 11 years away - ESPN

Anthony Kim, who last played in a professional golf tournament nearly a dozen years ago, will apparently return to competition at this week's LIV Golf League event in Saudi Arabia.

DeMonte Capehart back with Clemson after gun charge expunged - ESPN

CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson defensive tackle DeMonte Capehart is back with the team after weapon and traffic charges were expunged through a pretrial intervention program for first-time offenders charged with nonviolent crimes.

Jimmy Butler jokes about NBA suspension with hilarious social media posts

Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com.