{"id":4502,"date":"2024-11-01T04:33:25","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T04:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=4502"},"modified":"2024-11-01T10:40:02","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T10:40:02","slug":"heats-duncan-robinson-kevin-love-will-miss-special-mexico-city-game-vs-wizards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=4502","title":{"rendered":"Heat\u2019s Duncan Robinson, Kevin Love will miss special Mexico City game vs. Wizards.."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Before the\u00a0Miami Heat travel to Mexico\u00a0to take on the Washington Wizards, there is some injury updates to key players like Kevin Love and Duncan Robinson. As the\u00a0Heat lost to the New York Knicks\u00a0Wednesday night, they look to bounce back against the Wizards, but it will be without Love and Robinson.<\/p>\n

Miami announced via their X, formerly Twitter, account that both players will be out for Saturday\u2019s game and won\u2019t travel with the team for\u00a0\u201cpersonal reasons.\u201d\u00a0As for other players, Keshad Johnson will join Josh Christopher at Sioux Falls Skyforce as part of their two-way contracts.<\/p>\n

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Josh Richardson will also travel with the team after being available against the Detroit Pistons recovering from a heel injury, but missed the game against New York due to a left calf strain.<\/p>\n

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Miami Heat forward Kevin Love (42) protects the ball from San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie (30) during the second quarter at Kaseya Center.\u00a0Sam Navarro-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Focusing specfically on Love, he has not played a single game this regular season through four contests due to \u201cpersonal reasons.\u201d While the reason has not been specified,\u00a0Love came back to the Heat on a $8 million contract this offseason and looked to continue his role as the back up to center Bam Adebayo.<\/p>\n

With him out of the lineup, Thomas Bryant has assumed the position through the four games played while the third option would seem to be\u00a0Heat rookie Kel\u2019el Ware though he\u2019s received little playing time. Still, the veteran big-man has a lot to offer on the court and has\u00a0\u201cembraced\u201d\u00a0his role on the team according to Miami head coach Erik Spoelstra.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith Kevin, it\u2019s kind of easy. It\u2019s not like rocket science, you\u2019re talking about a highly decorated, multi year all star who has embraced and accepted a role coming off the bench,\u201d Spoelstra said. \u201cIf you could get players of his caliber to do that all the time in their mid 30s and bring that Veteran experience, but also the talent like on any given night, he can still be who he was in short bursts. If you can get guys to embrace that, there\u2019d be a whole lot more guys like that that would have an impact around the league. He makes our best players better because of experience and spacing. As we know he\u2019s a fantastic rebounder, but that experience is something that has really helped our group. It\u2019ll be good to have him back.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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