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Miami Heat Forward Nikola Jovic Used Sparingly As Serbia Falls To Team USA
For Miami Heat fans hoping to see a Bam Adebayo-Nikola Jovic matchup on Thursday, it never materialized.
Jovic played less than three minutes the entire game, going scoreless in the 95-91 United States come from behind victory. It’s unknown why the Heat forward played less than five minutes, but he’s been recovering from injury in recent weeks.
Adebayo and the USA will face off against France Saturday for the gold medal while Serbia will face Germany for the bronze medal.
Jovic is just one game away from returning to Miami, where he can rest up prior to the regular season. He can also further his rehabilitation from an ankle injury that has been nagging him. NBA training camp begins Oct. 1.
He is expected to play a crucial role in the Heat’s rotation this season, potentially starting alongside Jimmy Butler and Adebayo in the frontcourt. Alternatively, coach Erik Spoelstra could opt for defense with Haywood Highsmith at the power forward.
Bogdan Bogdanovic led the Serbian attack with 20 points on 8 of 18 shooting. Additionally, Nikola Jokic, who dismantled the Heat in the 2023 NBA Finals, finished with 17 points and 11 assists. Serbia looked as if they were punching their ticket to face France, enjoying a 17-point lead earlier in the game.
Serbia’s coach Svetislav Petic could use Jovic more as a playmaker in the backcourt on Saturday in hopes of bringing home hardware.
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An investigation is underway at a northwest Miami-Dade apartment complex after the sheriff’s office said a man was shot by his girlfriend after a “heated dispute” early Wednesday morning.
Few details have been released, but the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said the incident took place at an apartment complex located off Northwest 7th Avenue.
The sheriff’s office said that a man became involved in a “heated dispute” with his girlfriend, and she shot him in the right arm.
He was rushed to a hospital by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue in critical condition.
The woman is in custody.
The identities of those who were involved have not yet been released.
No other information was available.
Game date, time and location: Tuesday, Mar. 3, 7:30 p.m. EST, Kaseya Center, Miami, Florida
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VITALS: The Miami Heat (32-29) and Brooklyn Nets (15-45) meet for the second of three regular season matchups. Earlier this season, Miami recorded a, 106-95, win in Brooklyn on December 18 and has now won four of the last five overall against the Nets.
It also marks the first of consecutive games against Brooklyn with the teams facing each other again on Thursday. The Heat are 83-61 all-time versus the Nets during the regular season, including 44-26 in home games and 39-35 in road games.
PROJECTED STARTERS
HEAT
G Davion Mitchell
G Tyler Herro
C Bam Adebayo
F Pelle Larsson
F Andrew Wiggins
NETS
G Nolan Traore
G Terance Mann
C Nic Claxton
F Michael Porter Jr.
F Noah Clowney
INJURY REPORT
HEAT
Davion Mitchell: Questionable – Shoulder
Norman Powell: Out – Groin
Nikola Jovic: Out – Back
Trevor Keels: Available – G League
Jahmir Young: Available – G League
Vlad Goldin: Available – G League
Terry Rozier: Out – Not with team
NETS
Nic Claxton: Probable – Thumb
Egor Demin: Out – Foot
QUOTABLE
Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra: “Regardless of the scheme is, I always go back to that, it’s just about committing to doing hard things. We were really moving in the zone, taking away airspace and scrambling to challenge shots at the rim. In a lot of these losses in the last month we’ve just been giving up shots at the rim and threes.”
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Alexander Toledo is a contributor to Miami Heat On SI and producer/co-host of the Five on the Floor podcast, covering the Heat and NBA. He can be reached at Twitter: @tropicalblanket
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