Miami Heat All-Star Jimmy Butler remains out with a lingering ankle injury. Butler, who last played Nov. 8, missed his fourth straight game Sunday against the Pacers. Indiana defeated Miami 119-110 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The All-Star’s absence ...

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Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle promised a different game when his team returns to the court Sunday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. It looks like the Miami Heat will give him one.

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Miami star Jimmy Butler could rejoin the lineup when the Heat conclude a six-game road trip against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday. Butler has missed three straight games with a sprained right ankle, but the six-time All-Star is traveling with the team and worked out on the court prior to Friday's 124-111 win over the Pacers.

Butler suffered the injury early in Miami's loss to the Denver Nuggets on Nov. 8, where he only played seven minutes, scoring two points, recording two assists, and collecting one rebound. So far this season, Butler has averaged 16.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 4.9 assists per game while shooting 47.8 percent from the field.

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.

For the second time in as many games, the Miami Heat will face the Indiana Pacers in the Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Much like the first meeting between the teams, Jimmy Butler is the key name on the injury report as he continues to deal with a right ankle sprain.