A strained right calf will sideline Heat guard Avery Bradley for three to four weeks, per Shams Charania of The Athletic (via Twitter).
The 6’3″ veteran combo guard has only appeared in 10 games with his new club, having been limited as a result of his recent contraction of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. Bradley boasts a slash line of 8.5 PPG/1.8 RPG/1.4 APG, and is shooting a solid 47% from the field and 42.1% from the three-point line.
The Heat inked Bradley to a two-year, $11.6MM contract during the 2020 offseason. The second year is a team option.
As Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald notes (Twitter link), an extended absence for Bradley will likely open up more extended run for second-year guard Kendrick Nunn in the Miami rotation.
The news about Bradley marks the second recent major injury for a 2020 Heat free agent signing. Center Meyers Leonard, re-signed to a two-year deal worth up to $20MM in the off-season (the second season is a team option), suffered a season-ending left shoulder injury that required a Tuesday surgery.
Coronavirus-related absences and key injuries have combined to create a sluggish start to the Heat’s season. After a 2020 Finals run, Miami is the No. 13 seed in the Eastern Conference with a 7-14 record for 2020/21.
So many injuries. Reminds me of the final scene from the original Rollerball (1975).
The Heat definitely need a “Jonathan” to save their season.
Well…scoop phase
Florida is cursed this season…
That’s just Florida being Florida….
Don’t think so!
I mean the Lightning won the Stanley Cup
The rays got to the World Series
The Buccaneers are gonna (loose) the Super Bowl
The state is open for business
…so hardly sounds like a cursed place, right?
In Florida, if the alligators or giant mosquitos don’t get you, the rabid senior citizen zombies will. One way or another, something will eat your face off. That’s a fact!
Every NBA Florida team is barely meeting the minimum roster requirement. Maybe its the water??
Heat finally were healthy enough for the first time in 6 years last season…so not shocking to see it come back to them the way it usually is
Heat need players and to start winning. What a difference a year makes.
How he got that baby cow on to the court,
I’ll never know….