Miami Heat's Jimmy Butler Ruled Out Tonight Against Detroit Pistons

Butler will not play tonight against the Pistons

Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler will not play tonight against the Detroit Pistons because of knee soreness. 

Here's the game preview: 

Game time: 7:30 p.m., ET

Where: Miami

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Betting line: Heat -8.5

VITALS: The Heat and Pistons meet for the first of three matchups this regular season. Last season, Miami won the series, 3-1, as the Heat have not lost a season series to Detroit in seven consecutive seasons. The Heat are 65-56 all-time versus the Pistons during the regular season, including 37-23 in home games and 28-33 in road games. For the Heat, Victor Oladipo (knee) and Omar Yurtseven (ankle) are out. For the Pistons, Buddy Boeheim (G League), Cade Cunningham (shin), Braxton Key (G League) and Isaiah Livers (shoulder) are out.

PROJECTED STARTERS

HEAT

G Tyler Herro

G Kyle Lowry

C Bam Adebayo

F Caleb Martin

F Max Strus 

PISTONS

F Bojan Bogdanovic

F Isaiah Stewart

C Marvin Bagley III

G Jaden Ivey

G Killian Hayes

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