Nothing serious for Nikola Jovic’s elbow
Nice cut, a little blood, exit with a smile and a nice splint, but above all nothing broken! Yesterday, Vručina announced her health condition Nikola Jovicthe victim of a nasty fall after being pushed into the air by Collin Murray-Boyles, confirming Erik Spoelstra’s post-meeting version.
“Luckily, I think we avoided the worst. The elbow was open so there was blood, but the X-ray results didn’t show anything broken, which is a good thing. But it’s going to be painful for a while. We’ll have another MRI tomorrow to make sure everything’s OK.”, he stated.
The player thus had an MRI yesterday and the results came back negative again. The pain and wound will then need to be treated, but the player’s unavailability should not be prolonged. The latter is listed as “day-to-day” in any case and could therefore be back on the field very soon, perhaps with an elbow boost as he recovers to 100%.
Note that Tyler Hero, who missed the last three games with a toe injury, also had a follow-up MRI and remains on “day-to-day” as well.
The biggest challenge for Nikola Jovic will be first and foremost to use these few days of lull to get his head back on track after admitting his frustration at not being in Erik Spoelstra’s rotation. Miami will continue its “back-to-back” road trip, Thursday in Brooklyn and Friday in Boston, before continuing in New York on Sunday.
| Nikola Jovic | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | The team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Ft | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2022-23 | MIA | 15 | 13:36 | 40.6 | 22.9 | 94.7 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 5.5 |
| 2023-24 | MIA | 46 | 19:29 | 45.2 | 39.9 | 70.2 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 7.7 |
| 2024-25 | MIA | 46 | 25:08 | 45.6 | 37.1 | 82.8 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 10.7 |
| 2025-26 | MIA | 19 | 18:16 | 39.0 | 28.3 | 71.8 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 7.2 |
How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.
2025-12-17 12:46:00
