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Butler left with 4:41 left in the first quarter. He was scoreless and finished with two assists when he incurred his injury.
Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat in action (AP)
Jimmy Butler appeared to turn his left ankle and left Miami’s game against Oklahoma City in the first quarter on Friday night.
Butler was ruled out before the start of the second quarter because of illness, the team said. There was no immediate word on the condition of the ankle.
Butler left with 4:41 left in the first quarter. He was scoreless and finished with two assists.
Butler was coming off one of the best performances of his career — 35 points, 19 rebounds, 10 assists and four steals on Monday in a loss to Detroit.
It’s unclear how much more time, if any, Butler will miss because of the illness or the ankle. The Heat play at Orlando on Saturday, then host Brooklyn on Monday, then go back to Orlando on Dec. 26.
The Oklahoma City Thunder, who fell to the Bucks in the Cup final on Tuesday, eventually notched their second victory since then, beating the Heat 104-97 in Milwaukee.
Jalen Williams scored 33 points and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 25 for the Thunder, who were coming off a victory over the Orlando Magic on Thursday.
Tyler Herro scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the Heat, but Miami clearly missed the contribution of star forward Jimmy Butler, who departed in the first quarter and was ruled out for the rest of the game because of illness.
Miami’s Bam Adebayo departed briefly in the third quarter after taking an accidental elbow over his left eye. He returned after receiving seven stitches and finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – Associated Press)
