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Jimmy Butler is still experiencing pain in his left knee, Nick Friedell of ESPN reports.

Butler is still experiencing pain in his left knee, Nick Friedell of ESPN reports.

Analysis:

Butler played 35 minutes against the Hawks on Monday but sat out earlier in the day during morning shootaround. Despite the lingering pain, the 26-year-old is averaging 34 minutes on the court since missing the majority of February with the same injury. There's obvious concern for further damaging his left knee, but it would be surprising if Butler didn't try to play in each of the remaining nine games of the regular season with the Bulls still jockeying for a playoff spot.

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