The Miami Heat are looking to get back to winning ways on Friday night against the Indiana Pacers, but the task got a little tougher for them during the third quarter.
Starting forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. was bringing the ball up the court and turned his ankle while trying to get by Pacers star Pascal Siakam. Jaquez stayed down on the floor and left the game, and the Heat have ruled him out for the rest of the game.
A look at Jaime Jaquez Jr’s injury… damn pic.twitter.com/GzeiKUs8Mw
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The Heat described the injury as a sprained right ankle, but also stated that X-rays came back negative. That is good news for Miami and usually means that the injury isn’t long term.
Still, the job will be much more difficult for the Heat without Jaquez in the lineup. He left the game with 11 points and four rebounds on 4-for-4 shooting in 14 minutes. Miami currently leads 102-92 early in the fourth quarter.
This story will be updated.
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