"Jovic walked off the court with a splint-like device over his right arm after he took a hard foul while driving to the basket late in the first quarter of a 106-96 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Monday night. He fell hard to the floor, and after being tended to by the Heat training staff, he exited for the locker room for additional evaluation."
"Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said afterward that Jovic's elbow was bleeding and that he "lost all feeling in his hand because it was a massive stinger." The injury occurred just 12 seconds after Jovic entered Monday's game. He is averaging 7.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game this season. The Heat begin a three-game road trip Thursday against the Brooklyn Nets."
An MRI showed Nikola Jovic's right elbow injury is a contusion/laceration and he is day-to-day. Tyler Herro underwent an MRI for a lingering right big toe issue and remains day-to-day with a contusion. Jovic left Monday's game after taking a hard foul while driving to the basket and walked off with a splint-like device before returning to the locker room for further evaluation. Coach Erik Spoelstra said Jovic's elbow was bleeding and that he "lost all feeling in his hand because it was a massive stinger." The injury occurred 12 seconds after Jovic entered the game. Jovic is averaging 7.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists this season. The Heat begin a three-game road trip Thursday at Brooklyn.
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