For the game, the Heat will be without their best player, as Jimmy Butler has been ruled out. Butler has missed each of the previous two games, so this will be his third straight out of the lineup. Via The Miami Heat on Thursday: "#MIAvsIND INJURY UPDATE: Jimmy Butler (ankle) has been ruled out of tomorrow night's game vs the Pacers.

But the Heat’s margin for error continues to be even smaller than usual, with star Jimmy Butler set to miss his third straight game on Friday because of a sprained right ankle. Butler, who remains with the Heat in Indianapolis, sprained his ankle during Friday’s loss to the Nuggets in Denver.

Miami Heat All-Star guard Jimmy Butler has been ruled out of Friday's game against the Pacers with an ankle sprain. Obi Toppin is off the injury report.

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler was held out against Minnesota because of a sprained right ankle in yet another matchup he’s missed against one of his former teams.

The Miami Heat might have suffered some damage in the first quarter of Friday night's game with the Denver Nuggets. Miami forward Jimmy Butler exited the game

The Miami Heat is about to face life without Jimmy Butler for the first time this season. Butler has been ruled out for Sunday’s matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center (7 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network — Sun) after spraining his right ankle early in Friday’s road loss to the Denver Nuggets.

As the Miami Heat take on the Indiana Pacers Friday night in what will be their second NBA Cup group play game, the question remains about an injury update about star Jimmy Butler. Including the Heat’s loss against the Pistons,