Jimmy Butler will miss the Miami Heat's upcoming games against the Atlanta Hawks and Houston Rockets due to return to competition reconditioning, the team announced. He will rejoin the team after the road trip.
Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reported earlier Friday that the star guard "has yet to rejoin the Heat" and is still in Miami and focusing on "return to competition reconditioning." Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald added that the team had "expected" Butler to join the team for Saturday's game in Atlanta.
Miami takes on the Atlanta Hawks at 7 p.