Based on recent seasons, there seemingly was an inevitably of this moment, the Miami Heat dealing with injury uncertainty with Jimmy Butler.

The Miami Heat is about to face life without Jimmy Butler for the first time this season. Butler has been ruled out for Sunday’s matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center (7 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network — Sun) after spraining his right ankle early in Friday’s road loss to the Denver Nuggets.

The Miami Heat might have suffered some damage in the first quarter of Friday night's game with the Denver Nuggets. Miami forward Jimmy Butler exited the game