Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler has been ruled out for the remainder of Tuesday's game against the Detroit Pistons due to a sprained right ankle, the team announced.
Butler suffered the injury in the second quarter. He had eight points on 2-of-9 shooting at the time of his exit.
Butler has averaged 21.4 points on 47.1 percent shooting, 6.1 rebounds and 5.6 assists for a 45-24 Heat team that sits first in the Eastern Conference.
Miami leads the East despite its top four scorers (Butler, Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro and Kyle Lowry) all missing at least 13 games apiece thus far.