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As the Miami Heat take on the Denver Nuggets on Friday night, it will mark the return of star Jimmy Butler coming off of his seven-game suspension. As Butler was reportedly to start in his first game back,

Ahead of Friday night’s game against the Denver Nuggets at Kaseya Center, Erik Spoelstra offered an opening comment about the return of forward Jimmy Butler from his seven-game team unpaid suspension.

Jimmy Butler could be back in the Miami Heat's starting lineup two weeks after the team announced they plan to listen to trade offers for him. Butler

Jimmy Butler returned to the Miami Heat as planned on Friday, going through the team's walkthrough in advance of their game against the Denver Nuggets.

Jimmy Butler has finished a seven-game suspension and will suit up for the Miami Heat's game against the visiting Denver Nuggets on Friday night.

The defeat to the Lakers also marked the first game back by Heat center Bam Adebayo as he missed the Clippers game because of a lower back contusion. He suffered the injury in the win over the Portland Trail Blazers last Saturday after a bad fall right on the back which made him inactive for the first time this season.

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler is set to play against the Denver Nuggets after a seven-game suspension. Despite his desire to leave the team, his presence is expected to boost the Heat, who maintained a 4-3 record during his absence.

MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler returned to the Miami Heat as planned on Friday, going through the team’s walkthrough in advance of their game against the Denver Nuggets ( 8 ET, League Pass ).

The Nuggets have been red-hot recently entering this matchup, while the Heat have had issues with consistency all season. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Nuggets-Heat prediction and pick.

Denver Nuggets superstar center Nikola Jokic entered Thursday second in the NBA in assists (9.9 per game), third in scoring (30.6) and third in rebounds (13.2), but he may sit out Friday night's game at the Miami Heat.

Jimmy Butler could be returning to action for the Miami Heat again when it hosts the Denver Nuggets, as he isn't listed on the Heat's injury report for Friday's game.