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Miami Heat hold Jimmy Butler (ankle) out of Sunday's game

MINNEAPOLIS -- Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler was held out of Sunday night's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves because of a sprained right ankle, yet another matchup he's missed against one of his former teams.

Butler was hurt during a drive to the basket just seven minutes into Miami's game at Denver on Friday night and did not return.

Without the six-time All-Star available, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra was forced to make his first starting lineup change in nine games this season, inserting Kevin Love and Haywood Highsmith for Butler and a healthy Nikola Jovic.