Marco Belinelli will not play against the Nuggets on Thursday night.

Belinelli twisted his ankle during Monday night's loss to the Pacers. Although he returned to the court after sustaining the injury in that game, and finished with a game-high 24 points, he did very little in practice Wednesday and even less in Thursday's shootaround, according to Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau.

Belinelli's absence coupled with Kirk Hinrich not making the trip because of an elbow injury could mean more playing time for Jimmy Butler, Marquis Teague and Daequan Cook.