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.

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.

The Miami Heat will take on the Indiana Pacers this Friday in the NBA Cup, and head coach Erik Spoelstra addressed Jimmy Butler's recovery from the ankle injury he sustained last week.

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.

The Miami Heat are without Jimmy Butler for a second straight game. According to the injury report, Butler is out for Tuesday's game against the Detroit Pistons. Haywood Highsmith is expected to again replace him in the starting lineup.

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.