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As expected, the knee injury to Jimmy Butler is not as serious as first thought:
Jimmy Butler’s MRI only showed a left knee strain
“Right now it’s a strain,’’ first-year coach Fred Hoiberg said on Saturday. “He’s actually on an airplane right now heading back to Chicago. He’ll see our doctors [Sunday morning] and we should get a better idea about timeframe and see what we want to do for treatments. “Once he sees the doctor back home, we’ll get a better idea. But it’s the soft tissue around the knee is what the strain is.’’
“Sure, it’s scary,’’ Hoiberg said. “He took off. He heard a pop. You expect the worst when you hear that. It happened on the takeoff. I saw the film of it and it didn’t bend funny. But anytime the ligaments are intact, it’s a relief.’’
He will miss the game in Charlotte on Monday, but as far the home game against Atlanta on Wednesday, and then the All-Star Game, Hoiberg was in wait-and-see mode.’’
As expected, the knee injury to Jimmy Butler is not as serious as first thought - Chicago