He sustained the injury as Butler was driving on Denver guard Jamal Murray as when he stopped abruptly, he turned his ankle, which garnered a vivid reaction of pain. While he would be in for a few more possessions, he would go straight to the locker room after being subbed out.

The Heat entered Saturday without a clear identity, ranked 15th out of 30 NBA teams in offensive rating and 19th in defensive rating. The early-season defensive issues are most concerning, as the Heat has finished with a top-10 defensive rating in eight of the last nine seasons.

Jimmy Butler has been sidelined ... He played just seven minutes before tweaking his ankle while driving to the basket. Although he walked off the court on his own, the Heat confirmed shortly after that he would not return, diagnosing the injury as a ...