Erik Spoelstra’s ‘encouraged’ views on Andrew Wiggins’ hip injury
After that The Miami Heat returned Bama Adebayo from injury in the win over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night, after missing the previous six games with a toe injury, the team faces multiple injuries during its two-game road trip. As it is The Heat’s win over the Warriors sparked backlash regarding Jimmy Butlerthe team is on its way to winning more games, although recent injuries are an obstacle in the way, such as Andrew Wiggins.
A day after Wiggins faced his former team and played 34 minutes while recording 17 points, six rebounds, two steals, one assist and a block, his presence unexpectedly appeared on the injury report with a “left hip flexor strain.”
ClutchPoints would learn that, in addition to being suspended for Friday against the Chicago Bulls, he did not travel with the team to the contest, along with Tyler Herro and Nikola Jovic.
Plus, Wiggins and the others did “not expected” to join Miami on the trip, putting his status in jeopardy for Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers. However, the head coach Erik Spoelstra would allay concerns, saying that the team “encouraged by the forecast” and he will be considered “everyday”.
“It just got tight in the second part of the fourth quarter. He’s day-to-day,” Spoelstra said, per Anthony Chang of the Miami Herald . “He also didn’t feel good the whole game. So that could have affected it a little bit. But overall, we’re encouraged by the prognosis on that.”
Andrew Wiggins’ impact on the Heat, plus other injuries
Wiggins is in the midst of a productive season for the Heatserving as the perfect complement offensively and defensively to players like Norman Powell, Bam Adebayo and others. He is averaging 16.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game, while shooting 48.1 percent from the field and 36.5 percent from deep.
Jovic’s injury was labeled a “right hip sprain,” which kept him out of the win over the Warriors, as he will miss a second straight game on Friday. As for Hero, he returned to practice last week, saying it will be another week or two before he returns from ankle surgery, with all eyes on Monday’s home contest against the Dallas Mavericks to make his season debut.
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