The Knicks won’t have to worry about Jimmy Butler as they try to tie the series Tuesday night.

The Heat have ruled Butler out for Game 2 with an ankle injury after he was injured in the fourth quarter of Miami’s Game 1 win at the Garden on Sunday to begin the second-round NBA playoff series.

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</a><figcaption>The Heat have ruled Jimmy Butler out for Game 2 against the Knicks with an ankle injury, which he suffered Sunday in Game 1.</figcaption><figcaption><span class="credit">Getty Images</span></figcaption>

Butler led the Heat with 25 points and 11 rebounds in Game 1.

Meanwhile, Tom Thibodeau said Julius Randle and Jalen Brunson are game-time decisions with their respective injuries.

Jimmy Butler ruled out for Knicks vs. Heat Game 2 with injury

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