JANUARY 26: The specialist that Butler saw confirmed the injury is merely a sprain, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Butler will miss tonight’s game, but is expected to return to the lineup on Tuesday.
JANUARY 25: Jimmy Butler‘s sprained right wrist may be more troubling than the Sixers originally believed. After an MRI taken Monday showed no serious damage, Butler will see a specialist today in Los Angeles to determine the extent of the injury, tweets Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Butler accompanied the team on its current four-game road trip and both he and Sixers officials remain optimistic that he will be able to play before it ends on February 2. He has been listed as doubtful for tomorrow’s game in Denver (Twitter link).
Butler has missed Philadelphia’s past two games because of the injury, but coach Brett Brown said on Wednesday he doesn’t expect it to be a long-term issue. The Sixers won both games with much of Butler’s playing time being taken over by Corey Brewer, who signed a second 10-day contract today.
Four 1st around picks still on the table?
smh
They have specialists for being a crappy teammate?
He needs to see a shrink
If they offer this stiff a max deal it will set their franchise back to square one. They had to make this trade. It was the only option. That said he’s a bad fit. Trade him before this deadline for an expiring and picks. Please get him outta here!
Oh, and take that little boy Fultz with you. Outta here for a pennies on the dollar. Just get corny Fultz outta here!
I would deal him for Kuzma + whatever else.
KCP (useful for PHI and expiring contract) + Ingram for Butler would work.
0 chance Lakers trade Kuz or Ingram for the diva soon to be free agent Butler
Depends on where they are in the playoff standings at the deadline. LBJ isnt going to miss the playoffs. Kuzma is the gem of any trade they make. Ingram doesnt shoot like he did in college to be that high on him.
Injured it patting himself on the back
zing!
Him and kwahi have the same agent?
Doesn’t anyone trust the Sixers medical staff? Are they using the Eagles staff?
They’ve changed over the staff a couple times… they might as well just not have a staff, just have people to tape up guys and apply ice packs… then send these guys to Penn Medicine’s ER for everything.
Sixers learned tonight they need shooters with Embiid and Butler out. Simmons is a not shooting PG and that’s it
NEWS FLASH: Butler hurts wrist from patting himself on the back!
Trust the PROCESSED CHEESE!