Jimmy Butler Out Monday
Tim Reynolds reports Jimmy Butler will miss Tuesday’s matchup between the Miami Heat and Houston Rockets due to a lingering ankle injury.
Jimmy Butler and Tyler Herro will not play tonight.
Goran Dragic and Andre Iguodala will.
— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) April 19, 2021
Butler has missed one game because of the injury, a 109-107 matchup against the Brooklyn Nets on Apr. 18. He last played in the Heat’s 119-111 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Apr. 16, playing 38 minutes, scoring 30 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. This season, he has appeared in 41 games, averaging 34 minutes, 21 points, seven rebounds and seven assists per game.
Expect Andre Iguodala to see an increase in production, playing 27 minutes, scoring eight points, three rebounds and five assists. Priced at $3,500 on FanDuel, Iguodala has averaged 21 minutes, scoring five points, four rebounds and two assists per game, starting three games for the Heat. In 196 minutes this season with Butler off the floor, Iguodala has an 11.1% usage rate, averaging .67 fantasy points per minute.
The Heat are a 4.5-point home favorite against the Houston Rockets on FanDuel Sportsbook, in a game with a 216 total.