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Jimmy Butler tweaks ankle, then exits Heat game with illness

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MIAMI -- Jimmy Butler appeared to turn his left ankle and left Miami's game against Oklahoma City in the first quarter 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, the subject of recent trade rumors, was coming off one of the best performances of his career -- 35 points, 19 rebounds, 10 assists and four steals in a loss to Detroit on Monday.