BREAK – Miami Heat to be without FIVE star including crucial 22-year old youngster ahead of key Magic clash

Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez will not play on Sunday against the Orlando Magic.

He will miss his fourth consecutive game with a groin injury. Tyler Herro is a rookie on the injured reserve list but is listed as probable.

INJURY REPORT

HEAT:

Jamal Cain: Cain: absent – Liga G – Two-Way

R.J. Hampton: R. Hampton is out – League G – Two-Way

Jaime Jaquez Jr: Jaquez Jaquez: absent – strained left groin

Tyler Herro: probable – shoulder strain

Dru Smith: Dru: absent – right knee surgery

MAGIC

Gary Harris: Harris absent – calf.

Franz Wagner: Wagner: questionable – ankle sprain

Here’s a review of the game:

Game time: 6 p.m., ET

Where: Kia Center, Orlando

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Betting Line: Heat -3

LIVE: The Heat and Magic will meet for the third of four meetings in the regular season. Miami won both previous meetings this season, but has won 13 of its last 16 games overall against Orlando. The Heat are 78-58 against the Magic in the regular season, including 43-24 in home games and 35-34 in road games.

PROJECTED STARTING PLAYERS

HEAT:

Jimmy Butler

G Tyler Herro

C Bam Adebayo

F Caleb Martin

F Nikola Jovic

MAGIC

F Caleb Houstan

F Paola Banchero

C Goga Bitadze

G Chuma Okeke

G Jalen Suggs

QUOTABLE

Heat forward Jimmy Butler on the end of Friday’s loss to the Atlanta Hawks: “I probably should have shot, to be honest. I think I could have. I thought I saw [the defender] make a move to get a double-double. I passed the ball to Caleb. I think I put him in a terrible position because I should have been the one to shoot and take that shot.”

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