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.

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.

The Indian Pacers suffered their second consecutive loss on Friday to the Miami Heat without their best player on the court.

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 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 upshot, league sources said, was that the Heat players rallied around their coach down the line. It was led by Jimmy Butler, who has had his share of run-ins with Spoelstra in his six seasons in Miami. -via ESPN / November 15, 2024 Anthony Chiang ...

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 Ta

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.