Josh McRoberts (knee) has been ruled out of Friday's matchup with the Suns, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

McRoberts (knee) has been ruled out of Friday's matchup with the Suns, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

Analysis:

McRoberts is dealing with a bone bruise and has remain sidelined since Dec. 9. He'll sit out again Friday and remains without a concrete timetable, as the Heat will continue to update his status on a game-to-game basis. Considering he's been ruled out a day in advance, it doesn't seem he's all that close to making a return, although, his next opportunity to take the court will be Saturday's tilt with the Jazz.