MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler says he wants to play in the NBA playoffs, though there's no timetable for his return from a sprained MCL. The Miami Heat forward spoke to TNT during a first-quarter stoppage of his team's Eastern Conference first-round game against the Boston Celtics on Saturday night, as he watched from the team's bench area. Butler got hurt in the play-in round against Philadelphia and has missed all four Heat games since. “I don’t know about a timeline, but we’ve been working,” Butl
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13 | C | |
31 | C | |
22 | SF | |
8 | SF | |
14 | SG | |
24 | SF | |
11 | SF | |
5 | PF | |
42 | PF | |
16 | SF | |
88 | PG | |
0 | SG | |
25 | C | |
55 | SF | |
2 | PG | |
21 | SF | |
15 | SG | |
4 | PG |