Heat star Jimmy Butler took to Instagram with a post trolling the Celtics after Miami took Game 2 in Boston.
star Jimmy Butler is still making his presence felt in his team's first-round playoff series vs. the Boston Celtics despite being out with an MCL sprain.on Wednesday, Butler added insult to injury with a trolling Instagram post. He posted a graphic with his face photoshopped over Celtics star Jaylen Brown's, along with Brown's"Don't let us get one" quote from when the C's trailed 3-0 in the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals.
With Butler sidelined, the Heat were led by Tyler Herro and Caleb Martin . Bam Adebayo also chipped in 21 points on 9-of-13 shooting. Brown did his part with 33 points for Boston, but his supporting cast struggled mightily. Other than Brown and Tatum , Derrick White was the only Celtic to score in double figures.Butler will remain out for Game 3 and beyond. Meanwhile, the Celtics will look to let their play do the talking and keep the Heat from taking control of the series.
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