{"id":8144,"date":"2024-12-06T04:08:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T04:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=8144"},"modified":"2024-12-06T04:08:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T04:08:00","slug":"nba-2k-compliments-jimmy-butler-despite-recent-injury-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=8144","title":{"rendered":"NBA 2K Compliments Jimmy Butler Despite Recent Injury Streak.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/ybmedia\/image\/upload\/c_crop,h_513,w_912,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,f_auto,h_900,q_auto,w_1600\/v1\/m\/a\/e\/aee955cb1e3e46c422b2f72e49996891b29a1b23\/01jecg55fk9hj05mkd91.jpg\" alt=\"NBA 2K Compliments Jimmy Butler Despite Recent Injury Streak\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"ac_94782102\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>Some\u00a0Miami Heat\u00a0fans may be losing faith in forward Jimmy Butler amid his latest rash of injuries.<\/p>\n<p><em>NBA 2K<\/em>, on the other hand, still clearly believes in the veteran All-Star.<\/p>\n<p><em>NBA 2K25<\/em>\u00a0announced its latest ratings update Dec. 5. Butler went up one point, going from an 87 overall to an 88. He remains the Heat\u2019s highest-rated player, two points ahead of\u00a0Tyler Herro.<\/p>\n<p>The official\u00a0<em>NBA 2K\u00a0<\/em>account highlighted Butler\u2019s rating change in an X thread Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_94782103\" class=\"article_chunk type_51\"><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1864736472332669395&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fnba%2Fheat%2Fnba-2k-compliments-jimmy-butler-despite-recent-injury-streak-01jecg3sywgg&amp;sessionId=1b9a4e7d054dfe06d51fd21cb68fd07cb3c26dcd&amp;siteScreenName=yardbarker&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-6=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"1864736472332669395\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_94782104\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme \">\n<p>Butler earned his new ratings despite various injuries limiting him over the past month. He missed four games in November with an ankle problem. Right knee soreness kept him out of Monday\u2019s loss at Boston.<\/p>\n<p>A back injury also sidelined Butler for the fourth quarter of a Nov. 27 win over the Charlotte Hornets. He recorded 17 points, nine rebounds, and five assists Wednesday night against the Lakers.<\/p>\n<p>Butler averages 18.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 4.8 assists.<\/p>\n<p>Butler joined rookie guard Pelle Larsson as Heat players who earned a\u00a0ratings increase. Larsson\u2019s one-point increase makes him a 74 overall.<\/p>\n<p>Veteran forward Haywood Highsmith dropped one point to 76 overall.<\/p>\n<p>Other notable stars who earned an overall increase this week include Giannis Antetokounmpo, Victor Wembayana, Ja Morant, Damian Lillard, and James Harden.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SPOELSTRA DEFENDS WARE DECISION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Miami announced Tuesday night rookie Kel\u2019el Ware Ware is playing for the G League\u2019s Sioux Falls Skyforce this week. The Skyforce host the Windy City Bulls (Chicago\u2019s G-League affiliate) on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Heat coach Erik Spoelstra defended the decision to send Ware to the G League. For starters, he hadn&#8217;t played since last Wednesday\u2019s road victory over the Hornets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe next logical thing is to try and get him some time, get him some game minutes, and see how he can impact winning,\u201d Spoelstra told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>Ware averages 2.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists. He\u2019d only played in five of Miami\u2019s previous 10 games. Ware recently also missed time with a foot injury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m encouraged by the work he\u2019s putting in,\u201d Spoelstra said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PARSONS TAKES SHOT AT HEAT CULTURE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many have bought into \u201cHeat Culture\u201d over the years. However, longtime NBA forward Chandler Parsons sounds like someone who has heard enough about how the mantra saves the team.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the Dec. 3 episode of\u00a0<em>Run It Back<\/em>, Parsons admitted he doesn\u2019t believe the Heat make the postseason\u2014and took a subliminal shot at \u201cHeat Culture\u201d in the process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t buy the whole, like, \u2018They\u2019re going to turn it on in the playoffs,\u2019\u201d Parsons said. \u201cI think that whole narrative is over. The teams are too good. Like, teams have caught up. There\u2019s not a switch that teams can just turn on and do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some\u00a0Miami Heat\u00a0fans may be losing faith in forward Jimmy Butler amid his latest rash of injuries. 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