11 months, 3 weeks ago

Heat rule rookie forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. out of Game 5 vs. Celtics with hip injury

MIAMI — The Miami Heat will be without yet another starter when they face an elimination game in Boston on Wednesday night. Rookie forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. did not travel with the team on Tuesday to Boston for a Game 5 against the Celtics, ruled out with a strained right hip flexor. Jaquez Jr. left Game 4 against the Celtics — a 102-88 loss — on Monday night after suffering the injury in the second half. Butler and Rozier have not played in the series, and Heat guard Duncan Robinson — the team’s all-time leader in 3-pointers — is dealing with a back problem and has been limited to an average of about 10 minutes per game.

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