Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler will not play Friday against the Indiana Pacers.

It is the third straight game he has missed due to an ankle sprain. There remains no timetable on his return.

INJURY REPORT

HEAT

Jimmy Butler: Out – ankle

Josh Christopher: Out – G League

Keshad Johnson: Out – G League

Here’s the game preview:

Game time: 7 pm., ET

Where: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Betting line: Heat +3

PROJECTED STARTERS

HEAT

G Terry Rozier

G Tyler Herro

C Bam Adebayo

F Haywood Highsmith

F Kevin Love

PACERS  

F Bennedict Mathurin

F Pascal Siakam

C Myles Turner

G Tyrese Haliburton

G Ben Sheppard

QUOTABLE

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra on his uncharacteristic mishap on the timeout call in Tuesday’s loss to the Detroit Pistons: “I just made a serious mental error there at the end. “That’s on me. I feel horrible about it. There’s no excuse for that, I’m 17 years in. We had talked about it in the huddle. I knew we didn’t have anything. I just got emotional and reactive,”

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