MILWAUKEE -- Bucks forward Jabari Parker left Milwaukee's 106-88 loss Wednesday night against the Miami Heat in the third quarter with a sprained left knee.

Parker was driving to the bucket from the left side of the lane with 6:34 left in the quarter. He made minimal contact with a defender before falling to the floor. His left knee did not make contact but appeared to buckle on the drive.

Parker hurt the same knee in December 2014, ending his rookie season after 25 games.

Bucks general manager John Hammond said Parker will have an MRI on Thursday and the team will update his status after reviewing the results. Milwaukee center John Henson said Parker was yelling to teammates that he had hyperextended the knee.

The second overall pick in the 2014 draft entered Wednesday night averaging a career-high 20.2 points per game. He scored 14 and added a rebound and two assists in 20 minutes against the Heat before exiting.

Parker's latest injury occurred on the same night that guard Khris Middleton returned from a hamstring injury. Parker, Middleton and forward Giannis Antetokounmpo form the Bucks' young core.

Middleton looked spry in limited action, scoring five points in 15 minutes as coach Jason Kidd eases his top guard back into the rotation.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.