“Jimmy is now a proud father and he has a baby daughter,” Butler, who did not play in the Heat’s season-opening 120-101 victory against the Memphis Grizzlies, will also not appear in the Heat’s back-to-back weekend road games. Hopefully all is well with Butler, who spoke We will learn more about Butler’s status for Monday’s game fairly soon, as the league has asked teams to put out injury reports a day ahead of time, and hopefully it’s just something like a missed test (like what kept Kristaps Porzingis and Paul Millsap out of scrimmages earlier in the bubble).Butler did not practice Sunday with the Heat, but they did not list him on their injury report tonight report in advance of the Toronto game On Friday, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra addressed the reason for Butler’s absence. Erik Spoelstra declines to comment further, nor offer update on Butler's status for Monday afternoon vs. Raptors. Jimmy Butler Missed … Him still being in the bubble hopefully means he just got a deserved day off, but Jae Crowder’s comments on Butler’s absence from practice raised some eyebrows. Harrison Wind: 76ers coach Brett Brown says Jimmy Butler isn’t playing but is in the air right now on his way to Denver to join his teammates on the bench for tonight’s game. During the Heat’s Friday practice, Spoelstra announced that Butler has recently become a father to a baby girl. Because the Wolves are really dysfunctional. They were led by Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo, who had 22 points each, with Kelly Olynyk coming up big off the bench with 20 points in the win. During the Heat’s Friday practice, Spoelstra announced that Butler has recently become a father to a baby girl. He also will not feature in the second game of the road trip against his former team, the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night. So why isn’t Jimmy Butler playing? Butler’s status for Monday’s tilt with Toronto is currently unknown, as the Heat declined to speak on that, but his absence would certainly be notable given how crucial he is to this team and their success on both ends. It's currently unknown as to why Butler isn't with the Heat for practice Sunday, but he was granted an excused absence from the team. “I think it’s like the worst-kept secret that’s out there right now why Jimmy missed the game. The Miami Heat picked up an impressive and convincing win on Saturday in their seeding round opener, beating the Denver Nuggets 125-105 with six players in double figures. It was a strong start to their restart and seemed to indicate that they were not battling as much rust as some teams, as they looked crisp on both ends in their first real game in four months. Jimmy Butler, as we all know, is one of the NBA’s most intense players both to opponents and to teammates.. Jimmy Butler missed his regular season debut with the Miami Heat on Thursday, and his Heat debut will be on hold for 2 more games at the very least. Butler did not play in the Heat’s first road game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night, where they rallied from a 21-point deficit in the third quarter to defeat the Bucks 131-126 in overtime. It’s not totally Thibodeau’s fault, though he is not absolved of blame. Butler has not left the bubble, but was not at Miami practice and his status for Monday's showdown with Toronto is unknown. During the 65 games Butler played between the Timberwolves and the 76ers, he averaged 18.7 points, 4 assists, and 5.3 rebounds per game.Tamron Hall is in full celebration mode over her son's latest milestone as well as...12-year-old Yolanda Renee King, the granddaughter of the late Civil Rights icon Martin Luther King...17-year-old Natalia Bryant, the eldest daughter of the late NBA great Kobe Bryant, is officially...The Oprah Winfrey Network has announced that they will air a special dedicated to highlighting...MIAMI HEAT’S JIMMY BUTLER NOT PLAYING IN TONIGHT’S GAME AFTER DAUGHTER’S BIRTH Jimmy Butler missed his regular season debut with the Miami Heat on Thursday, and his Heat debut will be on hold for 2 more games at the very least. Their next two games are even more important, as they face a Raptors team that dusted the Lakers on Saturday and then the Celtics, who are currently just 1.5 games up on Miami for the third spot in the East. On Friday, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra addressed the reason for Butler’s absence. However, on Sunday, Butler was absent from practice for an “excused absence,” with Erik Spoelstra not elaborating further on what exactly is going on with the star swingman.