MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Heat will be without yet another starter when they face an elimination game in Boston on Wednesday night.
Rookie forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. did not travel with the team on Tuesday to Boston for a Game 5 against the Celtics, ruled out with a strained right hip flexor. Jaquez Jr. joins Jimmy Butler (knee) and Terry Rozier (neck) on the list of Miami starters sidelined by injuries. The Heat have also been without guard Josh Richardson for months following shoulder surgery.
Jaquez Jr. left Game 4 against the Celtics — a 102-88 loss — on Monday night after suffering the injury in the second half. He had nine points in 22 minutes before departing, and tests on Tuesday showed the severity of the issue.
“Felt something give in the hip,” Jaquez said after Game 4. He said it happened early in the third quarter while jumping for a rebound and that he tried to play through the injury to no avail.
The government wants to buy their flood
Trolls call me 'disgusting' and say 'no man will ever love me' for not shaving my body hair
Legislation would give tax credits to companies that help workers afford childcare
MotoGP racing for new momentum in America, with hopes of riding an F1
Analysis: Larson enters conversation with Verstappen as best drivers in the world
Paris 2024: Roster of more than 10,000 Olympians is still forming, but trials await for thousands
Paris 2024: Roster of more than 10,000 Olympians is still forming, but trials await for thousands
Tom Hollander reveals how he considered letting himself go to become a 'fat actor' to get work
CERAWeek kicks off, focusing on global multidimensional energy transition
Hall of Fame outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. to lead Indianapolis 500 field in Corvette pace car
Solomon Islanders vote in key election for their country, region — Radio Free Asia