This Sunday the Miami Heat will return to the court after the Christmas break. But before their return they received not very pleasant news. This was reported by the journalist, David Lang of the Local 10 chain .
Those led by Erik Spoelstra will not have their point guard, Kyle Lowry, for the challenge they will hold at the FXT Arena, against the Orlando Magic.
Lowry was placed on the Covid-19 protocol list by the Miami Heat , so he will be out of action for a long period.
Miami Heat has a hospital
This absence of the 35-year-old player adds to the casualties that the team has, such as Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, PJ Tucker, Markieff Morris and Victor Oladipo.
On the Thursday before Christmas, the set of flames reported that Dewayne Dedmon would also enter this list due to a sprain he suffered in the duel against the Detroit Pistons.
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Dedmon will be out of action for at least a week and would be the key player who would go into action ahead of schedule.
Bam Adebayo, who underwent a finger operation, is also expected to return for the first week of January, the team’s doctors reported.
They seek to climb positions in the table
The squad led by Spoelstra seeks in any way to climb positions in the table of the Eastern Conference.
That is why the duel against their state rival the Orlando Magic will be essential to achieve that goal before the end of 2022.
The Miami Heat currently holds a record of 20 wins and 13 losses, and is three games behind the first place held by the Brooklyn Nets.
After this challenge, the Miami Heat will host the Washington Wizard at home, in a duel that will take place on Tuesday at 8:30 pm.
