The Miami Heat announced that star guard Tyler Herro will not play in their Friday night matchup against the Orlando Magic. Herro is dealing with a toe injury and will get an MRI tomorrow.
Additionally, Norman Powell, who was originally listed as questionable with an ankle sprain, is available to play.
For the Orlando Magic, forward Paolo Banchero will return from injury for tonight’s game against the Miami Heat after missing 10 games with a strained groin.
Here’s the rest of the injury report and game preview:
INJURY REPORT
HEAT
Tyler Herro: Out – Toe
Norman Powell: Available – Ankle
Kasparas Jakucionis: Out – G League
Myron Gardner: Out – G League
Vladislav Goldin: Out – G League
Terry Rozier: Out – Not with team
MAGIC
Paolo Banchero: Available – Groin
Moritz Wagner: Out – Knee
Game date, time and location: Friday, Dec. 5, 7:00 p.m. EST, Kia Center, Orlando, Florida
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun (South Florida), FanDuel Sports Network Florida (Orlando)
Radio: WQAM 104.3 & The Heat Audio Experience, (ESPN 106.3 FM, Ft. Myers/Naples – WFSX FOX Sports Radio 105.9 FM, Stuart – WSTU 1450 AM & The Keys – WAVK 97.7 FM, WAQI 710 AM (South Florida), 96.9 FM, AM 740 (Orlando)
VITALS: The Miami Heat (14-8) and Orlando Magic (13-9) meet for the second of four regular season matchups. The two teams previously met in the season opener in Orlando on October 22. They will also meet in the NBA Cup quarterfinals next week on December 9 back in Orlando. The Heat are 81-62 all-time versus the Magic during the regular season, including 45-25 in home games and 36-37 in road games.
PROJECTED STARTERS
HEAT
G Davion Mitchell
G Norman Powell
C Bam Adebayo
F Pelle Larsson
F Andrew Wiggins
MAGIC
G Jalen Suggs
G Desmond Bane
C Wendell Carter Jr.
F Franz Wagner
F Paolo Banchero
Spread: Heat +5.5 (-106), Magic -5.5 (-114)
Moneyline: Heat +184, Magic -220
Total points scored: 241.5 (over -110, under -110)
QUOTABLE
Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra: “I felt like it was an opportunity that slipped for us to be able to have that gratifcation of winning a game where we weren’t making shots. We made a good comeback there at the end but through three quarters there was more discouragement from our missed shots that it was affecting our concentration level and resolve defensively.”
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Alexander Toledo is a contributor to Miami Heat On SI and producer/co-host of the Five on the Floor podcast, covering the Heat and NBA. He can be reached at Twitter: @tropicalblanket
