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Heat's Jimmy Butler Will Return from Ankle Injury for Game 3 vs. Knicks

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Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler is available to play in Game 3 of his team's Eastern Conference semifinals series against the New York Knicks after he missed the previous matchup with a right ankle sprain.

Butler suffered the injury in the fourth quarter of the Heat's 108-101 win over New York in Game 1. He played the rest of the contest but was forced to the sidelines for Game 2, which the Knicks won 111-105.

The 12-year pro has been phenomenal in this year's playoffs, averaging 35.5 points on 58.5 percent shooting, 6.