MIAMI – New Orleans has played much of the early portion of 2019-20 without multiple key contributors, but that also could be the case Saturday for Miami, which added Jimmy Butler and Goran Dragic to its injury list this morning. Butler and Dragic are both listed as questionable due to illness. They are the Heat’s No. 1 and No. 3 scorers through the first 11 games of the season, combining to average nearly 35 points per game. In addition to Butler and Dragic’s status being uncertain, Miami contributors Justise Winslow and Derrick Jones Jr. are out.
On the Pelicans’ side, Brandon Ingram (right knee soreness) has been downgraded to questionable, while Lonzo Ball, Jahlil Okafor, JJ Redick and Josh Hart are all out.