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Jovic broke the second metacarpal in his hand
during Sunday's game at Milwaukee and was diagnosed with the
fracture at halftime. He didn't play on Monday at Atlanta and
was evaluated by Heat chief of hand surgery Elizabeth Ann
Ouellette and team physician Harlan Selesnick on Tuesday, after
which the four-week timetable was determined.
Jovic will wear a splint until he's re-evaluated, the team said.
"I feel for Niko," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said when the
injury happened. “I know how much he's put into this.”
The Heat host Atlanta on Wednesday.
The four-week timetable suggests that Jovic — who is averaging
10.7 points and 3.9 rebounds per game this season — will miss at
least 15 more games, with the earliest possible return being
March 25 when the Heat host former Miami forward Jimmy Butler
and the Golden State Warriors.
The Heat are 11-5 this season when Jovic scores at least 14
points. Miami entered Tuesday ninth in the East, five games
behind Detroit in the race for sixth and the last guaranteed
playoff spot.
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