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• Heat's Nikola Jovic: Likely to miss at least one week

  5D ago • By RotoWire

  Jovic (elbow) is considered week-to-week, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reports Wednesday. Jovic is expected to miss at least one week with a right elbow contusion, which an MRI revealed Tuesday following the forward's exit from Monday's loss to the Raptors. In his absence, Kel'el Ware and Simone Fontecchio should pick up a few extra minutes off the bench.

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• Heat's Nikola Jovic: Does not practice

  5D ago • By RotoWire

  Jovic (arm) did not practice Wednesday, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports. Jovic was diagnosed with an elbow contusion after leaving Monday's game early. The Heat are calling him day-to-day, and it will be interesting to see if he's able to draw a questionable tag ahead of Thursday's game against Brooklyn.

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• Heat's Nikola Jovic: Nursing elbow contusion

  6D ago • By RotoWire

  Jovic is day-to-day with a right elbow contusion, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald repeats. Jovic left Monday's loss to the Raptors early, and an MRI revealed fairly encouraging results Tuesday. The Heat will release their official injury report at some point Wednesday prior to Thursday's game against the Nets, which should help further clarify Jovic's health.

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• Heat's Nikola Jovic: Dishes out six assists Saturday

  15D ago • By RotoWire

  Jovic finished Saturday's 127-111 loss to Sacramento with 12 points (4-10 FG, 2-7 3Pt, 2-3 FT), six assists, two rebounds and one steal across 31 minutes. After recording a DNP-CD in Friday's loss to Orlando, Jovic logged a season-high-tying 31 minutes with Tyler Herro (toe), Davion Mitchell (groin) and Pelle Larsson (hip) sidelined Saturday. Jovic wasn't extremely efficient but was still one of five Heat players to score in double figures. The 22-year-old forward also dished out a team- and season-high-tying six assists. Jovic has seen double-digit minutes just once through four games in December, so he isn't guaranteed significant playing time when the team is at full strength.

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• Heat's Nikola Jovic: Struggles in limited time

  22D ago • By RotoWire

  Jovic recorded two points (1-3 FG, 0-1 FT), two rebounds and one assist across 10 minutes in Saturday's 138-135 loss to the Pistons. After missing four straight games due to a right hip impingement, Jovic was active Wednesday for the Heat's 106-103 win over the Bucks, but he was left out of the rotation in a coach's decision. Though he ended up displacing Simone Fontecchio on the second unit Saturday, Jovic struggled in his limited minutes, as he committed a team-high five turnovers during his time on the court. Even if head coach Erik Spoelstra elects to prioritize Jovic ahead of Fontecchio in future contests, Jovic could still be at risk of falling back out of the rotation in Monday's game against the Clippers if Jaime Jaquez (groin) is cleared to return to action after sitting out Saturday's contest.

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