UPDATE: Jimmy Butler's Current Injury Status For Pacers-Heat Game

Jimmy Butler is on the injury report for Thursday's game.

UPDATE: Jimmy Butler is available.   

Jimmy Butler (ankle) listed available to play Thursday.

— Underdog NBA (@Underdog__NBA) November 30, 2023

UPDATE: Jimmy Butler will likely play. 

Via The Heat: "#INDvsMIA INJURY UPDATE: Jimmy Butler (ankle) is still listed as questionable, he will warm up with the intent to play in tonight’s game vs the Pacers."

#INDvsMIA INJURY UPDATE: Jimmy Butler (ankle) is still listed as questionable, he will warm up with the intent to play in tonight’s game vs the Pacers.

Haywood Highsmith (back) is available to play.

— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) November 30, 2023

On Thursday evening, the Miami Heat will host the Indiana Pacers in Florida. 

For the game, they could be without their best player, as Jimmy Butler is on the injury report. 

Butler missed the team's last game, so this would be his second straight out of the lineup (if he doesn't play).

Via Underdog NBA: "Jimmy Butler (ankle) listed questionable for Thursday."

Jimmy Butler (ankle) listed questionable for Thursday.

— Underdog NBA (@Underdog__NBA) November 29, 2023

Butler has played in 14 games so far this season and is averaging 20.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.4 steals per contest while shooting 46.2% from the field and 41.5% from the three-point range. 

The Heat are 10-8 in their first 18 games, which has them as the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference. 

They are in the middle of a three-game losing streak and most recently lost to the Milwaukee Bucks by a score of 131-124.

Butler is in his fifth season with the Miami and has led the franchise to the NBA Finals in two of the previous four years. 

The Heat and Pacers will face off (again) on Saturday in Florida.  

matchup in Miami. pic.twitter.com/mKSq1EHGeD

— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) November 30, 2023

As for the Pacers, they are 9-7 in their first 16 games, which has them as the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference. 

They are 6-4 over their previous ten games and 3-2 in the five games they have played on the road. 

Most recently, the Pacers lost to the Portland Trail Blazers by a score of 114-110 (at home).

Tyrese Haliburton led the team with 33 points, two rebound and nine assists.

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